If politicians can't agree, the UK will crash out of the EU in 10 days without a deal — a scenario most experts believe would shock the economy, and could even threaten supplies of fresh produce and medicine.
Meanwhile, across the Channel, Europe is watching"The House of Commons again votes against all options ... On Wednesday, the U.K. has a last chance to break the deadlock or face the abyss," tweeted Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's top Brexit official.May wins support for her dealon the withdrawal agreement that May painstakingly negotiated with the E.U. Each time, they have said"no thanks.
May insists that her deal delivers on the things that matter to the people — control of budgets, immigration policy and laws.But many lawmakers in her own party feel it keeps the U.K. too closely tied to the E.U. They particularly object to a— an insurance policy to avoid a physical border being reinstated between Northern Ireland, which is part of the U.K., and the Irish Republic, which is in the E.U.
Four non-binding motions were put to lawmakers on Monday night, and the option for a customs union came closest to finding a majority.
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