May rules out Brexit ‘plan B’
02 December, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday she was focused on persuading lawmakers to back her European Union divorce deal at a vote in Parliament on Dec. 11 rather than preparing a plan B, accusing opponents of trying to betray voters over Brexit.
May secured an agreement with European Union leaders on Nov. 25 that will see Britain leave the bloc on March 29 with continued close trade ties, but the odds look stacked against her getting it through a deeply divided Parliament.
The deal has been criticized by both euroskeptics and europhiles among May’s own Conservative Party. Opposition parties and the small Northern Irish party that props up May’s minority government have said they plan to vote against it.
“The focus of myself and the government is on the vote that is taking place on Dec. 11. We will be explaining to members of Parliament why we believe that this is a good deal for the U.K.,” May told reporters on the plane to the Group of 20 summit in Argentina when asked if she had a back-up plan.
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