Cabinet Readout (Wednesday 28 October)

The Prime Minister opened by setting out how he would shortly write to Cabinet on the UK's relationship with the EU. He said the Brexit deal left by the last government had been bad for the UK and had led to a harder Brexit than had been promised at the referendum. The Prime Minister said the deal had led to low growth and also made it harder to control immigration. He said the upcoming EU Summit offered the UK the opportunity to forge a closer relationship with the EU, which was good for the British people and good for British business. He added the status quo is not good enough for our country.

Turning to the Budget, the Prime Minister said the Chancellor would shortly be on his feet in the House. He then asked the Chancellor to update Cabinet on the key measures in the Budget. 

The Prime Minister then asked the Foreign Secretary to update Cabinet ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which he and the Prime Minister will attend.