By Last week wasn't a great one for all matters Brexit. Yet another study claimed the UK will be worse off in every scenario, and the government suffered an embarrassing defeat in the House Of Lords over the bill to withdraw from the Customs Union.
The Lords vote forced the government to issue a statement confirming they would not backslide on their original commitments, saying: "We will not be staying in the customs union, or joining a customs union".
A promise that could spell trouble for May who faces a key Brexit vote in the commons next month which Number 10 is considering a 'matter of confidence' in the government, according to BBC.
The commons vote was forced by a senior group of cross-party MPs including Yvette Cooper, Nicky Morgan, Sarah Wollaston, and Hilary Benn.
According to The Mirror, "BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said that although a vote would not be binding on the government, it will ratchet up the pressure on No 10 to shift its position if the Commons agrees."
Conservative MP and prominent remain campaigner Anna Soubry told BBC Radio 4, "There is an increasing number of Conservative MPs... who are worried and now understand the benefits of us having a customs arrangement, not just for the benefit of manufacturers in particular in our country... but also for peace in Northern Ireland."
The news comes as Theresa May and Home Secretary Amber Rudd face pressure over the mishandling of the Windrush generation scandal, in which commonwealth citizens have found their immigration status challenged despite being in the UK legally, many for up to 60 years.
