Peter Walker,\u00a0Political correspondent, London, 2 April 2019<\/p>\n
PM seeks to agree compromise withdrawal plan with Labour that could lead to softer Brexit<\/em><\/p>\n Theresa May<\/a> is to ask for another brief Brexit extension in order to seek a compromise withdrawal plan with the Labour party, she has announced, signalling the likelihood of Downing Street backing a softer Brexit.<\/p>\n In a brief TV statement inside No 10 following a seven-hour cabinet meeting, the prime minister said she would hold talks with Jeremy Corbyn<\/a> to seek a Brexit plan they could agree on and \u201cboth stick to\u201d.<\/p>\n In response, Corbyn said he was \u201cvery happy\u201d to take part in the talks, and said he accepted the need to go into the talks in a spirit of cross-party cooperation.<\/p>\n However, strongly pro-Brexit Conservative MPs expressed outrage at the plan. Boris Johnson said he feared it would lead to \u201ca very bad deal indeed\u201d, while Jacob Rees-Mogg said the prime minister wanted to collaborate with \u201ca known Marxist\u201d.<\/p>\n