Theresa May confirms she will vote to block no-deal Brexit
Source: The Guardian
Theresa May has confirmed that she will vote to block a no-deal Brexit, as she faced renewed pressure from Jeremy Corbyn to abandon her dead departure plan and instead embrace Labours customs union alternative.
On yet another fast-moving day, the chancellor, Philip Hammond, used his spring statement to the Commons effectively to call for a new, cross-party plan to deliver Brexit.
After issuing repeated warnings about the economic risks of no-deal, Hammond said that if this was ruled out, there would be the opportunity to start to map out a way forward towards building a consensus across this house for a deal we can, collectively support, to exit the EU in an orderly way.
Immediately beforehand, at prime ministers questions, where May again struggled with her voice and kept her answers brief, the Labour leader began by urging her to back Wednesday evenings motion seeking to rule out no deal after her plan was rejected for a second time.
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edhopper
(33,575 posts)What are her options, she can't accept the deal the Commons voted down. The EU won't give her another deal.
UK is fucked.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)They don't have clue what to do about Ireland and this just gives the Scots more of a lever, and incentive, to leave.
edhopper
(33,575 posts)means Scotland and maybe N. Ireland leave in a year-18 mos.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)They will start negotiations almost immediately.
Northern Ireland will start reunification talks with Dublin.
It will be only England and Wales left.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)don't accept the EU deal, don't accept a no-deal exit, what other options are left but no exit?
edhopper
(33,575 posts)May has refused to consider that.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)No national vote.
No do-deal brexit
No acceptance of EU deal.
Not making a decision is making a decision - in this case it's remain.
edhopper
(33,575 posts)is the only one the EU has offered. If the EU says bye-bye this month, it is a no deal Brexit and they are screwed.
They could ask the EU for an extension.
Without a new national vote, I don't think they can remain.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Politically, a new vote might be seen as necessary, but legally it is not.
cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)The UK govt triggered Article 50 of one of the main EU treaties, declaring their intention to leave by a certain deadline (about 2 weeks away at this point) If they don't make a deal, or rescind Article 50, they leave with no deal.
cstanleytech
(26,290 posts)a fucking spine and declare that they will not be leaving the EU any time soon though they will periodically review the issue every 10 to 12 years at which point they will of course hold a national vote to ask the people how they feel about it.
edhopper
(33,575 posts)I don't know