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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