LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday offered to resign in a final bid to get parliament to back her Brexit deal, as MPs failed in their own...
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves from the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, in central London on March 27, 2019, after hearing the outcome of the indicative votes on the alternative options for Brexit. — AFP: Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday offered to resign in a final bid to get parliament to back her Brexit deal, as MPs failed in their own attempt to break the deadlock that has plunged Britain into crisis.
Not one of eight proposals put forward earned a majority, an outcome that Brexit minister Steve Barclay said “strengthens our view that the deal our government has negotiated is the best option”. “But we need to get the deal through and deliver Brexit. I am prepared to leave this job earlier than I intended in order to do what is right for our country and our party.”
MPs have so far only been able to agree that they dislike May’s deal – and that they do not want to leave with no deal at all.Leading Brexit supporter Boris Johnson – a likely contender to replace May – told fellow MPs on Wednesday he would support the deal, while several fellow hardliners have also switched.
Frustrated by May’s refusal to change strategy, backbench MPs voted on Monday to stage their own series of votes which might set out an alternative plan. May’s cabinet ministers abstained.A plan for a new customs union with the EU after Brexit came closest, defeated by a slim margin of 272 votes to 264, but May has repeatedly ruled out this option.
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