UK Prime Minister Theresa May repeated her warning that voting down her Brexit agreement in the parliament will put the UK into “uncharted territory”. And she added, “I don’t think anybody can say exactly what will happen in terms of the reaction that we’ll see in Parliament.”
She also reiterated that the Irish backstop “is not intended to be used in the first place, and if it is, it’s only temporary”. And, “ensuring that we actually get the future relationship in place to replace the backstop if it’s used is actually a crucial element of this.”
May also reiterated her opposition to a second referendum as that would “divide our country” and require a delay to Brexit.
Separately, a cross party group of Conservative and Labour MPs are seeking to amend the government’s Finance Bill to ensure the “no deal” provisions in it can only be implemented if Parliament votes to allow it.
Debate on the Brexit agreement will resume this Wednesday, with the vote due in the week beginning January 14.
