UK Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington, Prime Minister Theresa May’s de facto deputy, warned today that “There’s no plan B because the European Union itself is saying the deal that is on the table is the one that we have had to compromise over.”
He added “there is a bit of wishful thinking on the part of some people that a preference expressed by politicians in the UK will somehow lead to a different plan, an alternative being offered.”
And, “There is a binary choice for the House of Commons to make: they can accept the deal that is on table, that is a compromise but I think is a good compromise for our national interest, or they can vote it down. The EU 27 is very clear they are not going to reopen this package.”
Lidington also admitted that “If the vote were today, it would be a difficult one to win, but I think that we have time between now and (Dec. 11) to make the case.”
