Brexit battle recommence




The UK parliament returns from Christmas holidays on Monday and Prime Minister Theresa May might again push back a final vote on her Brexit deal, less than three months before the country is due to exit the European Union.

The vote has been rescheduled for the week starting Jan. 14 after a debate which is scheduled to begin in the coming week.

May was forced to postpone in December a key vote on the Brexit plan she has agreed with other EU leaders in the face of deep opposition from within her own Conservative Party and other groups in parliament.

May's inability so far to get her deal through parliament has alarmed business leaders and investors who fear that the country is heading for an economically damaging no-deal Brexit.

There is huge pressure on J. Corbyn and the PM as MPs prepare to return after the Christmas break, with the crucial vote on May’s deal scheduled for a week on Tuesday. Some insiders are already expecting a further delay to the vote. Under one plan, MPs would pass an amendment suggesting the deal will only pass with further legal guarantees from the EU about the so-called “Irish backstop”
– which would keep the Irish border open but could tether Britain to the EU’s customs union.

The poll, conducted over the Christmas break, suggested there was a majority in favour of a second referendum and against Brexit. Voters would prefer that they, rather than MPs, are given the final say by 53% to 47%, excluding those who said they did not know. It found that 54% back staying in the EU, while 46% back leaving, excluding those who did not know.

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