May – “Vote for deal will only honour referendum result and protect economy, Corbyn refused deal without reading it.”
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The prime minister has urged MPs to back her Brexit deal, saying it is the only way to honour the referendum result and protect the economy.
Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Theresa May said her critics – both Remainers and Brexiteers – risk damaging democracy if they oppose her plan.
But a poll carried out for the People’s Vote campaign suggests fewer than one in four voters support her Brexit deal.
MPs are due to vote on whether to back Mrs May’s Brexit plan next week.
“When they do so, MPs must ask themselves three things. Does the deal I have negotiated deliver on the result of the EU referendum by taking us out of the EU and restoring sovereign control over our borders, laws and money? Does it protect the jobs our constituents rely on to put food on the table for their families and the security co-operation that keeps each one of us safe? Does it provide the certainty that citizens and businesses have every right to expect from those who govern and represent them? I believe my deal does all of those things.” May said.
In her letter she said that “Jeremy Corbyn didn’t even read my Brexit deal before he rejected it. His policy’s a cynical tissue of incoherence.”
The UK is due to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 – regardless of whether there is a deal with the EU or not.
A deal on the terms of the UK’s divorce and the framework of future relations has been agreed between the prime minister and the EU – but it needs to pass a vote by MPs in Parliament before it is accepted.
May postponed a parliamentary vote on her deal last month, admitting she was set to lose it, instead pledging to seek assurances from the EU to help win over lawmakers. The vote is now due to take place the week beginning Jan. 14.
To win, May and her ministers will have to overcome opposition from across the political spectrum and defeat attempts to alter or delay the Brexit process or derail the whole Brexit.
