PM May to continue negotiating Brexit with Labour party leaders on Friday

Prime Minister Theresa May's negotiating team will meet the opposition Labour Party for further talks on Friday to try to find a way out of the Brexit stalemate, Downing Street said.

A spokesman for May's office said both sets of negotiating teams met for four and a half hours of "detailed and productive technical talks". May is looking to find a solution that the Labour Party can support ahead of a European Council summit on April 10.

"The government and the opposition hope to meet again tomorrow for further work to find a way forward to deliver on the referendum, mindful of the need to make progress ahead of the forthcoming European Council," the Downing Street spokesman said.