British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Cabinet has decided to support a draft European Union divorce deal. <br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram… so Prime Minister May has passed the first hurdle….<br /><br /> That's right Mark… it was a tough hurdle to overcome as her senior ministers were quite divided over Brexit. <br /> Wednesday's meeting took about five hours which was longer than expected.<br />After the talks, May stood outside 10 Downing Street and told the public the near 600-page draft deal was the best that could be negotiated.<br /><br /> "………This is a decisive step which enables us to move on and finalise the deal in the days ahead. These decisions were not taken lightly, but I believe it is a decision that is firmly in the national interest……….."<br /><br /> Now the prime minister faces a much tougher challenge, which is to get the draft approved in British parliament.<br />Many MPs have already expressed their willingness to vote it down. <br />May acknowledged she faces a bumpy road. <br /><br /> "…….I know that there will be difficult days ahead. This is a decision which will come under intense scrutiny, and that is entirely as it should be, and entirely understandable……"<br /><br /> There had also been reports that a few Cabinet ministers would resign, but it's not yet clear if that will happen.<br />Shortly after May's comments, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier called the draft agreement a “decisive and crucial step."<br />Other EU leaders, meanwhile, will decide amongst themselves if the deal works for them. <br />
