The government's plan for a Brexit "backstop" will be published today after Theresa May and David Davis held last-minute crunch talks in an bid resolve their differences.
The proposal, which spells out what will happen no other arrangement is made for the Northern Ireland border, was the subject of a row between the prime minister and her Brexit secretary. Mr Davis was reported to be considering resigning over the issue.
However, the crisis appeared to have been temporarily averted after the pair held talks in Ms May's Commons office. The prime minister also held separate, shorter meetings with Brexiteer cabinet ministers Boris Johnson and Liam Fox.
In a clear suggestion the deadlock had been broken, government sources confirmed the document would be published on Thursday and said Mr Davis would not be resigning.
Ms May's spokesperson said the prime minister had held "constructive discussions" with the Brexit secretary on Thursday morning.
However, suggestions that the row was over were thrown into doubt amid reports of a second meeting between the pair.
The Downing St said Ms May was confident Mr Davis would be staying on in his job.
The one-to-one talks took place in advance of a meeting of the cabinet's Brexit sub-committee, which has yet to sign off the proposal.
A source close to Mr Davis told The Independent: "Obviously there's been a back and forth on this paper, as there always is whenever the government publishes anything.
"The backstop paper has been amended and now expresses, in much more detail, the time limited nature of our proposal - something the PM and DD have always been committed to."
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