18.01.2019 - 04:24 [ Telegraph.co.uk ]

Jeremy Corbyn faces split as defiant Labour MPs discuss Brexit deal with ministers

Jeremy Corbyn was wrestling with a growing split in his party on Thursday night as Labour MPs defied his orders and began talks with ministers over a new Brexit deal.

Senior party figures, including Yvette Cooper and Hilary Benn, met David Lidington, Theresa May’s deputy, in the face of pleas in a letter circulated to Labour MPs.