British PM May faces pressure to soften Brexit divorce after EU exit deal crumbles
Theresa May
LONDON (Reuters) - Just hours after a Brexit deal crumbled  British Prime Minister Theresa May came under pressure on Tuesday from opposition parties and even some allies to soften the EU divorce by keeping Britain in the single market and customs union after Brexit.
 British Prime Minister Theresa May  arrives for a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk (not in the picture) in Brussels  Belgium  December 4  2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
 May’s  ministers said they were confident they would soon secure an exit deal  though opponents scolded May for a chaotic day in Brussels which saw a choreographed attempt to showcase the progress of Brexit talks collapse at the last minute.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson  who has been tipped as a potential future leader of May’s party  also suggested  May  should consider keeping the United Kingdom in both the single market and customs union.
 May  has repeatedly said Britain will leave both the single market and the customs union when the United Kingdom ends its membership of the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29  2019  though she has called for a bespoke economic partnership.
LONDON (Reuters) - Just hours after a Brexit deal crumbled  [TGT] came under pressure on Tuesday from opposition parties and even some allies to soften the EU divorce by keeping Britain in the single market and customs union after Brexit.
 British Prime Minister Theresa May  arrives for a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk (not in the picture) in Brussels  Belgium  December 4  2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
 May’s  ministers said they were confident they would soon secure an exit deal  though opponents scolded [TGT] for a chaotic day in Brussels which saw a choreographed attempt to showcase the progress of Brexit talks collapse at the last minute.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson  who has been tipped as a potential future leader of May’s party  also suggested  [TGT]should consider keeping the United Kingdom in both the single market and customs union.
 [TGT]has repeatedly said Britain will leave both the single market and the customs union when the United Kingdom ends its membership of the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29  2019  though she has called for a bespoke economic partnership.