Britain's government is still hopeful it can secure a Brexit breakthrough w...
LONDON - Britain’s government is still hopeful it can secure a Brexit breakthrough with the European Union this weekend ahead of a key parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal next week, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday.
Talks this week led by Attorney General Geoffrey Cox failed to secure EU agreement, with officials in Brussels criticizing the British side’s proposals and telling May’s top lawyer to rework them and come back on Friday. “Both sides want to find a way through this and we’re hoping for that success to happen this weekend in time for the vote.”
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt gives a statement to the media in Berlin, Germany, February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschCox was charged by May to pursue talks with the EU to secure changes necessary to make the divorce deal more palatable to parliament. “Leave” supporters fear the backstop is little more than a trap to keep Britain in the EU’s sphere even after Brexit - an argument disputed in Brussels where officials say it can only ever be temporary if it is used, an unlikely scenario.
She said there were no precise proposals in the talks on the backstop, a charge Cox denied, saying the two sides were discussing “detailed, coherent, careful proposals” and a text.
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