But the agreement faces major political hurdles starting on Wednesday (UK time), when British Prime Minister Theresa May will try to win the approval of her divided Cabinet for a deal many ministers view with scepticism. “Cabinet will meet at 2:00pm tomorrow to consider the draft agreement the negotiating teams have reached in Brussels, and to decide on next steps,” a spokesman at Ms May’s Downing Street office said. “Cabinet ministers have been invited to read documentation ahead of that meeting,” the spokesman said, after Irish and British media were leaked details of the breakthrough. Britain wants to seal a deal soon, so Parliament has time to vote on it before the UK leaves the bloc on March 29. The European Parliament also has to approve any agreement, as do all 28 EU nations. Officials have said for weeks that agreement on divorce terms and a framework for future UK-EU relations was 95 per cent complete, and for several days negotiators have been meeting late into the night in Brussels in a bid to close the remaining gaps. The main obstacle has long been how to ensure there are no customs posts or other checks along the border between the UK’s Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland after Brexit. Britain and the EU agree there must be no barriers that could disrupt businesses and residents on either side of the border and undermine Northern Ireland’s hard-won peace process — but they have differed on how to achieve that. Irish national broadcaster RTE said the draft agreement involved a common customs arrangement for the UK and the EU, to eliminate the need for border checks, with special provisions for Northern Ireland and a review mechanism to oversee its functioning. A sticking point in talks has been Britain’s insistence that any such customs arrangement must be temporary. The EU says that in order to guarantee an open border, it can’t have a time limit. The pound rallied on news of a deal, rising 1.5 per cent against the US dollar. But Ms May faces pressure from pro-Brexit Cabinet members and politicians not to agree to an arrangement that binds Britain to EU trade rules indefinitely. Former British foreign secretary Boris Johnson, a staunch Brexiteer, said the deal was unacceptable and Cabinet ministers should “chuck it out”. Reuters/AP]]>

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