May has defended her decision to work with the main opposition leader to help draft a new blueprint for leaving the EU
It’s more likely that the bloc will insist on a much longer delay — which would spark a furious revolt and potentially resignations from pro-Brexit British ministers.
European Council president Donald Tusk, however, is pushing for a delay of as long as a year to allow time to forge a new consensus — with an option to leave earlier once the withdrawal agreement is ratified by the UK Parliament. On Monday, debate is set to resume in the House of Lords on a draft law aimed at forcing the government to seek an extension to avoid a no-deal departure. The bill raced through the House of Commons in a single day on Wednesday but was held up in the House of Lords on Thursday.May is battling to contain a backlash from within her Conservative Party over her decision to work with Corbyn, someone she’s spent three years deriding.
The Labour leader wants May to negotiate a permanent customs union with the EU, something she’s previously ruled out on grounds it would stop Britain doing trade deals with countries outside the bloc.
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