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so no one thinks Labour and Conservatives will agree a #brexit deal - @instituteforgov we tried to assess how far apart they are...and hwo likely the EU is to concede...
On a customs union, the PM's withdrawal agreement contains as near a legal commitment to a permanent CU as you could get - and its compatible with the political declaration Proximity rating: 4/5
but the EU may have a problem with Labour's demand for a say on trade policy if that implies some degree of decision-making.. EU autonomy red line alert Negotiability rating: 4.5/5
On Single Market the two parties are very close on goods.. but a mile apart on services... Proximity ratings - 5/5 on goods; 1/5 on services
But is Labour asking the EU to split the four freedoms..? its position on freedom of movement is very unclear. Not mentioned in the five demands.... so dropped? Negotiability: 1/5
In other areas - agencies, dynamic alignment on rights the two sides are virtually there already ... Proximity: 4.5 on both. EU will grab LPF commitments (our big card) - 5/5 but negotiability a bigger test on agencies 3/5
Ditto on internal security cooperation, where EU is split .... Proximity 5/5 - Negotiability 3/5
But the killer issue for both are the politics - the Tories split if PM agrees to a CU; Labour of Corbyn rules out a new vote -- here's the @instituteforgov comment instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/how-close… ENDS 
