Tensions flare in cabinet over post Brexit free movement
Senior Conservative MPs are urging members of Theresa May’s cabinet to stop publicly setting out their demands for a transitional deal on Brexit, saying the move could make negotiations with the European Union more difficult.
The warnings from senior leave campaigners and allies of the Brexit secretary, David Davis, come as ministers prepare to clash over issues of immigration and trade in a series of key meetings this autumn.
Philip Hammond, Amber Rudd, Damian Green, David Gauke and Greg Clarke are among those likely to push the prime minister to accept that while free movement will officially end, there should be no immediate move to reduce immigration.
Amber Rudd is among those likely to push the prime minister to accept that while free movement will officially end ther...