Labour slams Theresa May's Brexit strategy
Published Date: 2/14/2019
Source: The Sun
Theresa May was warned she has just 30 days to pass an EU deal or Parliament will delay Brexit amid a major Government revolt. The PM pleaded with MPs to “hold our nerve” and give her another two more weeks to toughen up her Brexit deal. Mrs May succeeded in staring down an initial Remain ministers’ revolt, and now looks set to win a Commons vote tomorrow to authorise the ongoing talks. But senior Tory and Labour backbenchers allied to set a new legally-binding deadline of mid-March for any EU agreement to be ratified. If one still isn’t by then, Labour MP Yvette Cooper and former Tory minister Sir Oliver Letwin unveiled a new bill to force the Government to apply for an extension to the Article 50 talks and delay Brexit – possibly by many months - if the Commons says so. The revolt will be mounted at the next showdown vote on February 27, which Mrs May agreed to yesterday as the price of talks continuing. It also emerged last night that Cabinet ministers are preparing to publicly back the senior rebels’ bid. And up to 20 Tory ministers will threaten to resign if they are denied a free vote on it – amounting to two devastating blows for the PM’s authority... Continue reading: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/8414447/theresa-may-brexit-30-days-deadline/ "Liar!" Bercow loses it as May gets branded by SNP's Ian Blackford: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW5cTdvYABo Theresa May's statement in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcP0GvkosK8 What are the latest no-deal Brexit odds and what is the likelihood there will be a second referendum? https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8018307/brexit-no-deal-odds-second-referendum-bookmakers/ Liam Fox scrambles to sign trade deals after leaked list reveals just six out of 40 will be done in time for Brexit: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/8414522/liam-fox-6-of-40-trade-deals/ Theresa May must not flinch and allow Remainers to force a Brexit delay that benefits only the EU: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8415857/sun-says-theresa-may-remainers-brexit-delay/ Remainer MPs scrap bid to block No Deal Brexit in Valentine’s Day showdown with Theresa May: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/8413681/brexit-theresa-may-yvette-cooper-valentines-day-amendment/ Theresa May plans to clinch Brexit deal just 72 hours before March 29 with a ‘tight landing zone’ for vote to avoid No Deal: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/8393121/theresa-may-brexit-deal-72-hours/ Sun Subscribers receive the latest breaking news and videos direct to their feed. SUBSCRIBE NOW and hit the bell to be the first in the know. http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesun/ Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/The_Sun/1633225139