THERESA May is on course to be “the worst PM in living memory”, furious Tory MPs blasted today.
Brexiteers hit out at the Tory boss after she lost control of Brexit and entered a second day of talks with Jeremy Corbyn.
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Mrs May’s top team will try to hammer out a deal with Labour which could include a customs union or even a second referendum.
As the future of Brexit remains in the balance:
The Prime Minister finally lost control of the Brexit process for good last night as the Commons voted to push through a law which forces her to seek a further extension to Article 50.
The plot, cooked up by Yvette Cooper and Oliver Letwin, passed by a single vote after jailbird MP Fiona Onasanya backed it.
Brexiteer Simon Clarke blasted: “It is madness that Parliament has left the EU in sole charge of whether or not we can leave without a deal, and to lose by one (tainted) vote is beyond frustrating.”
This is Zimbabwean democracy
Nigel Evans
Senior Tory Nigel Evans said the defeat should be a wake-up call for Mrs May.
He stormed: “What is happening here? This is Zimbabwean democracy in our beloved country.
“I want to cry – that’s how insane this is! Theresa – wake up or be judged the worst PM in living memory.”
Ministers claim the motion passed yesterday actually makes No Deal more likely, by restricting the terms on which the Government can’t liaise with the EU.
The House of Lords is today debating whether or not to approve the law – with a final decision not expected until 4am.
REFERENDUM ‘ON TABLE’
Tory and Labour frontbenchers today started a second day of talks designed to hammer out a compromise deal on Brexit, after Mrs May and Mr Corbyn met for two hours yesterday.
Arriving for the negotiations, Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer said the two sides would discuss a second referendum.
He told reporters: “We have been discussing Labour’s alternative plan and issues such as confirmatory votes. We had discussions yesterday and we are going to continue them today.”
Tory MPs fear Mrs May will sign up to keep Britain in the customs union after Brexit.
That became more likely today as the DUP hinted they could back the soft Brexit option as a “staging post” towards a permanent solution in future.
The PM is keen to push a deal through the Commons in time for next Wednesday’s emergency EU summit in Brussels.
If the Tories and Labour manage to thrash out a joint agreement, they will put it to MPs on Monday or Tuesday.
If not, Mrs May will pit her existing deal against a softer alternative and force the Commons to pick between them.
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