Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 19 Oct 2018

1. European leaders to help May sell Brexit deal

EU leaders including Angela Merkel have pledged to help Theresa May sell her vision for Brexit by building a “coalition of the reasonable”, in a desperate bid to avoid a no deal scenario when the UK leaves the bloc, The Guardian reports. The Times says May has angered all sides of her party by agreeing an extended transition period.

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