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Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times, today is Tuesday, November 6th, and this is your FT news briefing.

Today, we'll be looking at Theresa May's warning to pro-Brexit ministers, private equity groups scaling back

their investments in the UK, and a hit to Apple and Amazon stocks.

Then it's election day in the US.

Patty Waldmeyer takes us to the Midwest where Then it's election day in the US.

Patty Waldmeyer takes us to the Midwest,

where Trump's rhetoric is playing well among his supporters.

I'm Eric Krupky, and here's the news you need

to start your day. Today Theresa May is expected to put pressure on

the Eurosceptic ministers in her cabinet. She wants them to back a Brexit deal

that could be signed before the end of the month.

Earlier this week, Irish Prime Minister Leo Veradkar offered a compromise on the Northern Ireland

border.

That's the issue that's been plaguing Brexit negotiations from the start.

Mr. Veradcar told Mrs. May he would consider a quote review mechanism.

In other words, the ability to review the terms of the backstop plan so that it would not leave Britain locked in a customs union indefinitely.

But he said, this so-called mechanism could not be operated unilaterally by Britain.

The EU is ready to agree to a backstop that

would see the whole UK remain in a customs union until a trade deal is agreed to.

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