Guardian - 22 January 2018, 11:17 (+ 2289 days 2 hours and 13 minutes) Politics
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 9.17am GMTGood morning. Theresa May is due to deliver a big speech soon giving more details of her plans for Brexit, but a survey out today suggests that she may find it harder than she thinks getting all her MPs to agree. UK in a Changing Europe, a project led by academics studying Brexit, have commissioned some research into what MPs privately think about Brexit, as opposed to what the official party line says, and the results are awkward for May and Jeremy Corbyn. The research involved Ipsos MORI interviewing 105 MPs in private face to face and the findings have been weighted to reflect the composition of the House of Commons. The full results have been published this morning here. And here are some of the main ones.Brexit presents a stark challenge to the leaderships of both major political parties. Their views are at odds with those of their own MPs. This promises to cause significant problems for both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn. The prime minister, in particular, might face considerable opposition from her own backbenchers when it comes to securing the kind of transitional deal she has indicated she wants. Continue reading...