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Sky / Ridge on Sunday

Lab shadow cabinet Jon Trickett
- Confirms Lab unlikely to put down vote of no confidence in gvt str8 away if TM loses (Plan is to do no conf in her)
- suggests Lab cd be leading minority gvt by Wed morn
- reveals strong personal reservations about 2 ref ..
Sky / Ridge / Trickett
- suggests Lab analysis is that referendum wouldn’t happen til June at earliest
- Says he doesn’t know who will be PM in a few days
Sky / Ridge

Esther McVey, ex cabinet
- Says she was briefed against because she wanted ££ for Universal Credit and her stance on Brexit
- denied she was in “meltdown” in her final cabinet meeting when she demanded formal vote
- Says TM must get rid of backstop & £39bn from WA
- Prefers no deal if this isn’t possible
- Says UK can have transition by paying £10bn (EU currently dispute) to smooth no deal exit
- Doesn’t rule our leadership bid but urges TM to go to Brussels
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What next on brexit?

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"It was an opportunity to kind of brainstorm a bit as to what we could do to assist prime minister May" - Varadkar
Varadkar suggests that clarifications, not changes, on the table from the EU side

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