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Keir Starmer pushes for the government to disclose AG's advice

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Channel: Daily Mail World · 2018 · News & Politics

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The Prime Minister is fighting to limit the information disclosed about the opinion of Attorney General Geoffrey Cox on the package she has thrashed out with Brussels. The eminent QC and strident Brexiteer was a key figure in forcing the deal through the Cabinet - but there are claims his formal advice was far bleaker and he warned the UK would be stuck 'indefinitely' in the Irish border backstop. Mr Cox is due to make a statement to the Commons tomorrow setting out his position on the agreement with the EU. But ministers have insisted they will only release a summary of his written advice as the full material would break convention and undermine the operation of government. The DUP is ready to sign a joint letter with Labour complaining that ministers are in contempt of parliament - after a Commons motion called for the details to be issued. It represents another massive hurdle for Mrs May to overcome as stares down the barrel of almost certain defeat in a crunch vote in the deal on December 11.

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