British Prime Minister, Theresa May is adamant on turning the United Kingdom Parliament in favour of the Brexit deal post legal advice against the Irish backstop.
Theresa May makes one last attempt to persuade the United Kingdom Parliament in favour of the Brexit Deal. Ahead of the final Parliamentary vote on Brexit, British Prime Minister recommends giving the Parliament veto power before entering the controversial Irish backstop.
A six-page legal document released on Wednesday, amid talks of establishing an Irish backstop, claimed that the deal could lead the United Kingdom into an indefinite trap. It was earlier understood that the Irish backstop would maintain an open border on the island of Ireland in case the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without securing an all-encompassing deal. However, the legal document averred, “In international law, the protocol would endure indefinitely until a superseding arrangement took its place”, adding that “In the absence of a right of termination, there is a legal risk that the United Kingdom might become subject to protracted and repeating rounds of negotiations”. Post this, the shadow Brexit Secretary, Keir Starmer has asserted, “It is unthinkable that the government tried to keep this information from parliament – and indeed the public – before next week’s vote.”
With only six days left for the final vote on the deal, Brexit negotiation have complicated further. Prime Minister May is constantly making efforts to win back the support of the Members of the Parliament, amid legal warning against the Irish backstop. Downing Street has also been contemplating giving the Parliament a veto on the matter.
British Prime Minister, now holding a series of face-to-face deliberations with the Members of the Parliament, plans on offering “Parliamentary lock” on the deal. The idea has been shot down by many Brexiteer Tories, Steve Baker of the European Research Group said the whole thing “is silly and few are falling for it.”
Reportedly, Brussels is prepared for the Brexit Deal to be voted down by the UK Parliament next Tuesday, looking to extend Article 50 at the EU summit two days later on Thursday.