May Looking at Cash for Labour Areas Whose MPs Back Brexit, Official Says
- Opposition rebels handed premier victory in key vote Tuesday
- Ministers accused of offering ‘bribes and sweeteners’
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Theresa May’s government is considering whether to offer lawmakers from the opposition Labour Party extra money for their districts in return for votes on her Brexit deal, according to a government official.
May saw off attempts to take control of the Brexit process and won a mandate to seek changes to the agreement with the EU this week with the help of rebel Labour members of Parliament. Despite instructions to vote against May, some backed her while others abstained.