Theresa May has told MPs attempting to delay Brexit that it would not “solve the situation”.<\/p>\n
“The decision remains the same – the deal, no-deal or no Brexit,” she said at Prime Minister’s Questions.<\/p>\n
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused her of having a “closed mind” to other Brexit options, such as Labour’s plan for a customs union with the EU.<\/p>\n
But the PM attacked him for refusing to meet her and said he did not “have a clue” what his own policy meant.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, leading Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg said “any deal would be better than not leaving at all”.<\/p>\n
But he repeated his opposition to Mrs May’s plan, especially the so-called “backstop” – the last resort to stop a hard border being created between Northern Ireland and Ireland after Brexit.<\/p>\n
MPs are proposing alternative plans to the PM’s deal with the EU, including seeking an extension to the UK’s exit date – which is currently scheduled to happen at 23:00 GMT on 29 March.<\/p>\n
But the prime minister has said the “right way” to rule out no-deal Brexit is to approve her withdrawal agreement.<\/p>\n
Under current law, the UK will exit the EU on 29 March, whether or not a deal has been struck. The decision to leave was taken by 52% to 48% in a referendum in June 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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