UK Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Sunday that the country’s parliament would hold another vote on London’s Brexit deal by March 12, after the government makes another attempt to renegotiate the terms of the agreement with Brussels.
“My team will be back in Brussels on Tuesday [February 26]. As a result of that, we won’t bring a meaningful vote to parliament this week, but we will ensure that that happens by 12 of March. But it’s still within our grasp to leave the EU by the 29th of March and that is what we are planning to do,” May was quoted as saying by The Guardian newspaper.
As London’s departure from the bloc on March 29 draws nearer and nearer, May is running out of time to secure support of the exit terms in parliament, where the majority of lawmakers categorically refuses to accept the controversial Irish border backstop provision and wants May to come up with “alternative arrangements.”
In mid-February, the prime minister promised that the government would make a statement in parliament on February 26 if no significant progress is made in talks with the European Union, and if the lawmakers do not approve the deal by then.
Brussels, however, has repeatedly stated the bloc’s reluctance to renegotiate the deal that was agreed on after months of intense talks. (UNI)
