Theresa May secures approval from cabinet to negotiate soft Brexit

PM proposes creation of ‘UK-EU free trade area’ and matching food standardsWhat the cabinet has agreed
Theresa May has secured approval to negotiate a soft Brexit deal with the European Union, signing up her fractious cabinet at a Chequers away day to what had been a controversial plan to match EU standards on food and goods.The prime minister released a statement following the critical afternoon session of the long-awaited summit, in which she confirmed she had won over the cabinet