Are Brexiteer MPs about to row in behind May’s deal? This is the question that has dominated the weekend’s papers with speculation rising that the threat of a delay to Brexit – or no Brexit – means the European Research Group (ERG) are ready to soften their red lines. Sir Graham Brady – chair of the 1922 committee of Conservative backbenchers – has used an op-ed in the Mail on Sunday to say that he is now ready to back the Prime Minister’s deal – so long as the ‘right compromise is offered’. The Sunday Times splashes ‘Brexiteers offer peace terms to May’ with news of three tests the ERG will use to test out what ever concession the government returns from Brussels with.
With the Prime Minister to put her deal to a vote either this week or next, some are beginning to think what once seemed impossible is possible: May’s deal could pass.
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