May warns of ongoing uncertainty if lawmakers reject Brexit deal
Britain will face ongoing uncertainty and may never leave the European Union if lawmakers next week vote down the exit deal negotiated with Brussels, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday.
"Back it and the UK will leave the EU, reject it and no one knows what will happen," she said in a speech in Grimsby.
She added: "We may never leave at all. The only certainty would be ongoing uncertainty. Months more spent arguing about Brexit when we could be focusing on improving our NHS, our schools and our communities."
ntensive talks between the European Union and Britain are underway to help get Brexit through the British parliament next week, but the bloc has already presented its ideas, a spokesman said on Friday.
"Technical discussions are ongoing. The EU side has offered ideas how to give further reassurances regarding the backstop, you are aware of all this, so there is no need for me to repeat it," said Alexander Winterstein, spokesman for the European Commission.
"Intensive work is ongoing," he said.
The European Union told Britain this week to rework its Irish backstop proposal by Friday, but feared it would struggle to secure a deal that satisfied pro-Brexit lawmakers before the UK parliament vote on Wednesday.
Just 21 days before Britain is due to leave the EU, the two sides are locked in a game of brinkmanship and attempts to reach a mutually acceptable deal could go down to the wire.
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