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Whitehall meeting this morning to discuss how cross-party brexit talks might be structured. Possibly led by David Lidington, Julian Smith, Michael Gove & Gavin Barwell

(The cabinet office - home of coalition negotiations - take back control! The ERG won’t like it tho)
I suspect when the ERG criticise, more brexiteers will be added or substituted to this list ... so treat as provisional
The idea is to have David Lidington in the lead. He has been at the forefront of unofficial “reach out” efforts already
Big test for Tory unity tho. I wrote this morning about Brandon Lewis’s impassioned cabinet plea yesterday not to put thru brexit that relies on Labour votes and splits the Tories

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