Legislators have wrested control of UK parliament in an attempt to break the impasse, with May hoping they’ll get behind her
Theresa May. Picture: REUTERS/PETER NICHOLLS
May hopes law makers, who want an abrupt, no-deal Brexit, will now fall in behind her or risk seeing a long delay, which could end up with Britain remaining closer to the EU or not leaving at all. Benn conceded that the government could ignore the indicative votes and press on with May’s plan. “That is, indeed, possible, but it is not an argument for not trying because we are in a complete mess. The government is in chaos,” he said.
“The bottom line is that something has got to change,” he said. “We are stuck in this maddening impasse where we go round and round in circles; something has to move us forward. The House of Commons is not going to come up with something completely crazy.”Health minister Matt Hancock said May’s deal remained the only option on the table and ousting the prime minister would not help resolve the impasse.
Last week, the EU agreed to delay Britain’s original March 29 departure date because of the deadlock. Now, it will leave the EU on May 22 if May’s deal is approved this week. If not, it will have until April 12 to outline its plans.Former Conservative minister Michael Heseltine said ignoring parliament would be dangerous for May. “I think she is playing with fire when she says she is not going to take any notice of what the House of Commons says,” he told BBC radio.
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