Theresa May outlined six “lessons” from a week of talks aimed at saving her Brexit deal that, apart from some token concessions, further solidify her current red lines on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.
In a nod to EU citizens currently living in the UK, May announced she would waive the established £65 state entry fee, but again rejected the option of a second referendum and an extension to Article 50.
“Among the six elements of his revised Brexit strategy outlined by the prime minister, including a tax break, was arguing that the only way to stop a no-deal start would be to vote for a deal or repeal Article 50,” reports The Guardian.
Shockingly, the Conservatives are now bragging about eliminating living wages for EU citizens. It was his idea in the first place! It’s like the burglar who ransacks your house and then wants a reward for returning something of sentimental value… #brexithaos
– stellacreasy (@stellacreasy) January 21, 2019
The PM has stuck to the line he’s been taking for months – that his deal is the only option in town – but his continued refusal to come up with a viable Plan B despite his historic defeat of the Commons last week has provoked ridicule and anger. of political commentators and politicians from both sides of the House of Commons.
May’s intransigence has led Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, who came under fire last week for refusing to meet May until she removes the threat of a no-deal Brexit, to compare the Brexit process to “Groundhog Day.”
The musical mood in Brussels last week was that the Withdrawal Agreement was practically set in stone. Don’t feel a change. So I don’t understand why Ms. May still thinks she can change the endorsement.
—Andres Neil (@afneil) January 21, 2019
But amid all the rhetoric, both Nicholas Cecil of the London Evening Standard and The Sun steve hawkes he wondered if they had detected a subtle change in May’s language in relation to the official UK departure date of March 29.
On the subject of joining a permanent customs union with the EU, the BBC’s Norman Smith tweeted whether he may have “left a window on this, despite previously dismissing it.”
“Theresa May is not exactly the sort of politician who would break her Plan A overnight, irritating as that may be to some of her own ministers,” writes BBC politics editor Laura Kuenssberg.
“He still thinks it’s best at this stage for her to pursue a strategy that could possibly see, eventually, after much more discussion, a version of her deal grating in the House of Commons with the support of her own MPs and after kiss and made peace with the DUP,” says Kuenssberg.
However, his refusal to take any deal off the table and veering towards a hard Brexit in the hope of winning over Brexiteers and the DUP is a risky strategy.
Theresa May calls on MPs to get their hands wet in blood sharing the responsibility for finding an acceptable Brexit deal or sharing the responsibility for a damaging no-deal Brexit. Unsurprisingly, they don’t seem all that interested in the idea.
—Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson) January 21, 2019
The Times reports Work and Pensions secretary Amber Rudd has warned the number 10 she could face dozens of ministerial resignations next week if Conservative MPs are barred from voting on a plan to help stop a no-deal Brexit.
Promising Conservative leaders have told the Prime Minister’s office that they should offer a free vote on the issue as a way of forcing all Conservative MPs to show their opinion on Brexit issues, rather than wait while the Prime Minister try to delay the elections. key decisions for another round of Brexit negotiations and closing the clock.
A series of amendments aimed at taking a no-deal Brexit off the table, extending Article 50 and even handing control of the process over to MPs could ultimately push May into a corner, making a soft Brexit and her position within the party more likely. untenable conservative.
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