In its edition of November 4, 2018, the British newspaper The Sunday Times reveals "the secrets" of the agreement on Brexit. While negotiations are still ongoing, the paper reports that a customs clause will be included in the final text. For their part, 70 business figures are calling for a public vote on the final terms of the UK's exit from the European Union.

A customs clause will be included in the agreement that will accompany the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, so that the issue of the Irish border, the main obstacle to the conclusion of an agreement between London and Brussels, will not more place to be, reports the Sunday Times .

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- The Sunday Times (@thesundaytimes) November 3, 2018

The agreement will include an exit clause, which could allow Prime Minister Theresa May to convince the skeptical Brexiters, he says.

A document of 50 pages

A spokesman for 10 Downing Street told Reuters that the Sunday Times article was "speculation" . Negotiations are still ongoing, he added.

Preparations for a final agreement are "much more advanced than previously announced , " writes the Sunday newspaper. They will result in the publication of a document of 50 pages or more.

According to this source, the British government will meet on Tuesday to discuss Theresa May's plan for Brexit, which hopes to get by Friday a sufficient advance for Brussels to announce the holding of a special summit.

"Companies for a popular vote"

In the same Sunday Times, more than 70 business figures sign a letter calling for a public vote on the final terms of the UK's exit from the European Union.

Businesses are increasingly concerned about the prospect of a Brexit without an agreement on the evening of March 29, 2019, or with an agreement that would limit their access to the continental market.

The letter would not expressly refer to a new referendum - the Brexit referendum took place in June 2016 - but it would say that "the final choice" should go to the voters, reports the British television channel Sky News.

Signatories include Waterstones chain owner and former Sainsbury supermarket boss Justin King. They announce the launch of a group called "Companies for a popular vote".

In their letter, the bosses warn against possible negative consequences the agreement. " We are now faced with either a blindfold or a destructive hard Brexit. These two options will further depress the investment a little more , " say the signatories according to the Sunday Times.

"It will be bad for business and for those who work. Given that none of these two possibilities appeared on the ballot in 2016, we believe that the final choice should be made public with a popular vote. "

Britain's Brexit Ministry reiterated government opposition to a second referendum. " The people of the United Kingdom have had their say in one of the greatest democratic exercises ever in this country and the Prime Minister has made it clear that there will be no second referendum" , said a spokesman.