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Brexit battle: 'It really is poppycock'

Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have seen off the threat of a leadership challenge over her draft Brexit withdrawal agreement, at least for now.

But the debate continues to rage among businesses about whether the transition agreement on the table is as good as it gets or if the UK might be better off in the long term by leaving without a deal.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Susannah Streeter first spoke to Stephen Phipson, who represents UK manufacturers at the EEF organisation followed by Brexit enthusiast and chairman of Capital Economics Roger Bootle, who thinks the agreement is an 'abomination'.

(Image: An anti-Brexit campaigner and a pro-Brexit supporter stand with placards near the Houses of Parliament in London. Credit: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

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