Brexit rebels tell Theresa May: Your EU divorce deal is dead
LONDON - Brexit-supporting rebels in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party said on Wednesday they would vote down her European Union divorce deal when she brings it back to parliament next month.
May, who became prime minister in the chaos that followed the 2016 referendum in which Britons voted 52% to 48% to leave the EU, is under pressure from some of her own lawmakers to set a date for her departure.As well as the Brexit deadlock, the Conservative Party suffered major losses in local elections this month and is trailing in opinion polls ahead of the May 23 European Parliament elections.
Barclay said that would leave parliament with the choice of revoking the decision to leave the EU or exiting without a deal, the default position if no divorce agreement can be reached. Brexit supporters fear May’s deal will keep the United Kingdom trapped within the EU’s orbit for years and that it could ultimately pull the British province of Northern Ireland toward the bloc.
“If the prime minister brings the withdrawal bill to the Commons for a vote, the question will be ‘what has changed’?” asked Nigel Dodds, parliamentary leader of the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party , which props up May’s minority government.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Brexit rebels tell Theresa May - Your EU divorce deal is deadBrexit-supporting rebels in British Prime Minister Theresa May's party said...
Read more »
Theresa May to hold new Brexit deal vote following talks with Jeremy CorbynThe prime minister says she will hold a vote in June on key legislation to take Britain out of the EU.
Read more »
Theresa May wants a fourth vote on her Brexit dealCan't wait to see what happens in the UK's Brexit saga? A new vote on an exit deal proposed by Theresa May now has a date: the week of June 3 — the same week that Donald Trump begins his controversial state visit to the country
Read more »
As cross-party talks stall, Theresa May faces calls to quitBritish politics does not easily lend itself to cross-party consensus on anything, let alone Brexit
Read more »
Theresa May Will Reject Calls By Muslim Groups To Define Islamophobia As A Type Of RacismExclusive: BuzzFeed News has been briefed on plans to oppose the definition on free speech grounds.
Read more »
Fight to replace PM May complicating Brexit talks: Labour's McDonnellThe battle among leading Conservatives to replace Theresa May as prime minister ...
Read more »
Fight to replace PM May complicating Brexit talks - Labour's McDonnellThe battle among leading Conservatives to replace Theresa May as prime minister ...
Read more »
Britain's May to launch new push on her Brexit deal next monthBritish Prime Minister Theresa May will launch another push next month to approv...
Read more »
May to launch new push on her Brexit deal next monthBritish Prime Minister Theresa May to launch new push on her Brexit deal next month, setting a potential timetable for her own departure
Read more »
UK's May to meet Tory leaders next week to address calls for resignationBritish Prime Minister Theresa May has offered to meet leaders of an influential...
Read more »