The British leader says a new referendum and new agreement lack majority support in parliament and a ‘slow Brexit’ will be painful
British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a statement at parliament in London, the UK, March 25 2019, in this image taken from video. Picture: TV/VIA REUTERS
With May weakened, ministers lined up to insist she was still in charge and to deny any part in, or knowledge of, a reported plot to demand that she name a date to leave office. May refused to give up on her deal passing eventually, noting that the alternatives were unpalatable to her and that there was no evidence of a majority in parliament for anything except the principle of avoiding an abrupt “no-deal” exit.She said another referendum, a new agreement, or not leaving the EU were among the alternatives that had no majority.
With speculation swirling around her future, parliament prepared to try to seize control of the Brexit process from the government in a series of votes due from 10pm .Get our news and views in your inbox One way to counter parliament would be for May to try to offer her own version of so-called indicative votes. The prospect of a softer Brexit would also increase pressure on the Brexit-supporting MPs in her party to get behind her deal.
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