Theresa May warns ‘Brexit won’t happen without compromise on both sides’

The Prime Minister has announced her intention to find a compromise in cross-party talks on Brexit, in a video message delivered in the manner of a fireside chat.

Sitting back with one arm resting on the arm of a sofa, and speaking directly to camera, Theresa May used a colloquial tone to tell voters she disagreed with Labour but claimed on Brexit the two sides agreed on 'ending free movement, ensuring we leave with a good deal, protecting jobs, protecting security.'

Her comments came Jacob Rees-Mogg called Mr Corbyn's inclusion in talks 'a mistake' this morning and Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said the Tories were working with him 'through gritted teeth'.

With a note of laughter injected into her delivery, Mrs May said: 'It'll mean compromise on both sides, but I believe that delivering Brexit is the most important thing for us.'

Despite having been heavily criticised for two years for refusing to include other parties in the Brexit process, Mrs May added: 'And when you think about it, people didn't vote on party lines, when it came to the Brexit referendum, and you know I think often that members of the public want to see their politicians working together more often.'

the Prime Minister adopted an uncharacteristically casual tone in the video, using contractions and colloquialisms as she said cross-party talks would require compromise

the Prime Minister adopted an uncharacteristically casual tone in the video, using contractions and colloquialisms as she said cross-party talks would require compromise

In the video message filmed at her Chequers country retreat, the Prime Minister said: 'Over the last few days, people have been asking me what on earth's been happening with Brexit.

'And I can understand that, because after all it's nearly three years since people voted in the referendum, for the UK to leave the European Union.

'Well where we're at is that the government negotiated a deal with the EU, and my preference was for that deal to be passed by Parliament and we could leave the EU on that basis.

But Parliament's now rejected that deal three times, and right now as things stand, I can't see them accepting it.

'But at the same time

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