Mays political declaration was the main sticking point IIRC. And yes Labour are trying not to piss off either half of their coalition. Just like the Tories who pretend they want a deal. Difference is Labours compromise is actually possible.
Yeah, waste of time the political dec ! It should’ve been as significant a doc as the WA (maybe not in pages but in time taken/importance) but due to all the delays etc etc it ended up being a back of a fag packet effort !