By Ben Kerrigan-
Prime minister, Theresa May, offered no real plan B in her parliamentary speech aimed at offering some hope to change the deadlock that has left Brexit in a sorry mess for the British people. May, who was expected to present a plan B to Parliament, was accused of presenting Mps with a slightly modified restatement of her plan A.
The leader of the opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, described the PM’s meetings with MPs as a “PR sham” and “phoney talks”. Corbyn said May’s plan B offered no flexibility, and nothing had changed. May rejected calls for a second referendum, claiming that it would threaten the social cohesion of the country. May doubled down on her opposition to a second Brexit referendum last night, claiming it would threaten Britain’s “social cohesion” .“There has not yet been enough recognition of the way that a second referendum could damage social cohesion by undermining faith in our democracy,” May said.
The prime minister also dismissed the idea of ruling out a no-deal Brexit, saying that the only way to eliminate a no deal was to accept her deal, or revoke article 50 . She said any decision to rule out a no deal would equate undermining the democratic process of the 2016 referendum. Corbyn insisted that May must change her red lines because her current deal is not deliverable. EU chiefs have made their unified position firm, making it clear that only a closer future relationship of some kind can address the rigid Irish backstop issue.
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Parliamentary ministers are determined to call for a vote on an amendment over an issue that has dominated the news for the best part of the past 2 years. Her most positive announcement today was in relation to the controversial fee for EU nationals to register to stay in Britain after Brexit will be waived. After a backlash from citizens’ rights groups and MPs from across the spectrum of Brexit opinion.
Under the planned scheme for EU nationals to apply to stay in the UK, which is currently being piloted, those aged over 16 have to pay £65, with a cost of £32.50 for anyone younger. Cooper, the chair of the home affairs select committee, is planning to put down a tightly-worded amendment to give time for a bill that would give parliament the power to support an extension of article 50.
Former attorney general, Dominic Grieve, will allow any motion put forward by a minority of 300 MPs from at least five parties to be debated in the Commons the following day. That would give MPs the opportunity to hold debates and votes on multiple Brexit outcomes, without government backing.
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