Theresa May's vow that Brexit deal won't hurt jobs foxes her cabinet

Under pressure to meld competing visions of Brexit, she sought last-minute changes to the text of her speech

Theresa May will tie herself to a promise that leaving the European Union won’t destroy jobs, in a big Brexit speech that her divided Cabinet was haggling over until the eve of its delivery.

The UK prime minister is under pressure to meld together competing visions of Brexit, and in a telling detail that highlights her political weakness, May asked ministers to allow her to make last-minute changes to the text.

Over the course of a two-hour meeting with senior figures, everyone weighed in on what May should say, with the premier agreeing to make tweaks to accommodate