British PM to seek changes in
Brexit deal
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| Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during PMQ session in Parliament in London (HOC/JESSICA TAYLOR) |
British Prime Minister Theresa May appears headed on a
collision course with the European Union after MPs demanded she renegotiate her
EU withdrawal deal which other EU members have said it is not open for
re-negotiation.
By Susy Hodges
Lawmakers narrowly voted in favour of asking May to return
to Brussels to seek changes to the Northern Irish backstop provision in her
Brexit deal. This is an insurance policy designed to avoid the risk of a return
to a hard border on the island of Ireland. May told parliament after the vote
that she would seek legally binding changes to her Brexit deal but admitted
that renegotiating it will not be easy.
The response from Brussels to this latest twist in the
Brexit saga was not long in coming. The EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said
the bloc stood by the existing withdrawal agreement and a similar response came
from the European Council President Donald Tusk.
No deal Brexit?
A separate amendment rejecting a no-deal Brexit also won the
support of parliament on Tuesday but the vote was not binding. This means
the date for Britain’s exit from the EU still remains as March the 29th.
Commentators here now believe the chance of a disorderly
no-deal Brexit have increased as a result of Tuesday’s votes in
parliament.
Amidst the continuing lack of clarity over the manner of
Britain’s exit from the EU, one thing seems increasingly clear. This long and
painful Brexit process is looking more and more likely to go down to the wire
and probably will not be decided until the very last moment.
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