May offers Tory rebels compromise 'breathing space' over Brexit bill

The government has proposed a 28-day breathing space if parliament rejects Theresa May’s Brexit deal, as it looks for a compromise with Conservative rebels to avoid a string of defeats in the House of Commons.The EU withdrawal bill is returning to the Commons for 12 hours of debate next week — now spread over two days after protests from backbenchers over the prospect of an all-night sitting.The government’s flagship Brexit bill was peppered with 15 amendments by the House of L