UK will be in 'uncharted territory' if Brexit deal is rejected: May
- 5 years ago
British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned the U.K. will be in what she calls "uncharted territory" if MPs reject her Brexit plan.
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Aram… Mrs. May is still pushing her deal despite little sign she has won over skeptical lawmakers.
That's right Mark… Mrs. May told the BBC on Sunday that the vote on her Brexit deal would "definitely" take place early next week, as expected.
There had been growing speculation that it could be delayed.
The prime minister has already delayed the vote once, in December, when it became clear she would lose, unless extra reassurances on the Irish backstop from the EU were agreed.
The provision on preventing a hard Irish border has been the main reason why most MPs want to vote the deal down.
May also said Britain's exit from the EU in March would be in danger if lawmakers did not back the deal.
With the parliamentary debate on her deal due to begin on Wednesday, the prime minister made three broad offers to woo her critics.
One of them was a promise to give parliament a greater say in the rest of the Brexit process.
Meanwhile, she did not answer whether she would, if defeated, make a second attempt to get the deal passed by parliament.
She instead suggested Brexit without a deal would be on the cards - something the Bank of England predicts could be economically devastating.
For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… Mrs. May is still pushing her deal despite little sign she has won over skeptical lawmakers.
That's right Mark… Mrs. May told the BBC on Sunday that the vote on her Brexit deal would "definitely" take place early next week, as expected.
There had been growing speculation that it could be delayed.
The prime minister has already delayed the vote once, in December, when it became clear she would lose, unless extra reassurances on the Irish backstop from the EU were agreed.
The provision on preventing a hard Irish border has been the main reason why most MPs want to vote the deal down.
May also said Britain's exit from the EU in March would be in danger if lawmakers did not back the deal.
With the parliamentary debate on her deal due to begin on Wednesday, the prime minister made three broad offers to woo her critics.
One of them was a promise to give parliament a greater say in the rest of the Brexit process.
Meanwhile, she did not answer whether she would, if defeated, make a second attempt to get the deal passed by parliament.
She instead suggested Brexit without a deal would be on the cards - something the Bank of England predicts could be economically devastating.