What is the position of the big trade unions on Brexit?

Analysis: Theresa May called union bosses for the first time this week, but what is it they are demanding from Brexit? Benjamin Kentish looks at the positions of the big three

How much sway will the unions have over Brexit? (PA)

Theresa May took the unprecedented step of reaching out to trade union leaders this week as she made a desperate last-ditch bid to secure fresh backing for her Brexit deal.

The prime minister spoke with Unite leader Len McCluskey and GMB‘s Tim Roache to try to win them over ahead of next week’s Commons vote on the proposed agreement.

But almost all of the UK’s trade unions have been highly critical of the prime minister‘s Brexit plan, and her advances were never likely to have much of an effect.