May tells MPs to hold their nerve to force EU renegotiate Brexit deal critical element

Theresa May has told MPs to “hold our nerve” to force the EU to renegotiate a critical element of the Brexit deal as the clock ticks down to exit day.

The prime minister urged her Conservative colleagues to give her more time to get an updated deal at this “crucial stage” in talks, instead of taking control themselves.

She talked up hope of a breakthrough with Brussels, insisting: “I believe we can reach a deal that this House can support.”

Mrs May’s intervention is likely to be a warning to Tory MPs not to put forward their own Brexit plans later this week.

On Thursday, MPs will get the chance to propose amendments in parliament that, if voted through, could force the prime minister to pursue a different path.

The government survived a similar series of votes last month, backing a bid that approved the Brexit deal in principal if the controversial Irish backstop was replaced with “alternative arrangements”.

Via Sky News