The plan would place a significant hurdle on a Brexit-supporting future prime minister to rip up a customs union deal.
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are looking at the idea of forcing a future prime minister to secure the consent of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland before they can alter the UK’s future relationship with the EU.
Downing Street would not comment on the idea other than to say it wasn’t discussed at the meeting yesterday. But a senior government source confirmed what they called a “devo lock” was being examined. There is concern, especially on the Labour side, that anything they agree with May could easily be torn up by a hard Brexiteer prime minister such as Boris Johnson – and because of this they are keen to find mechanisms to safeguard any agreement the two leaders reach.Separate to the meeting between May and Corbyn, on Wednesday Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon held talks with both Westminster party leaders.
The idea provoked immediate outcry among senior Leave supporters, who believe Downing Street is using the idea as a threat to persuade rebel Eurosceptics into voting for May’s original deal at the government’s planned indicative votes next week.
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