May stares into Brexit abyss as domestic opposition mounts
UK premier’s strategy under attack from all sides, increasing risk that her plan for leaving EU will be rejected by parliament
UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy came under attack from all sides on Monday, increasing the risk that her plan for leaving the EU will be voted down by parliament and thrust the UK towards a potentially chaotic “no-deal” Brexit. In a sign that Brexit talks could go down to the wire, EU sources said they want clarity from London by the end of Wednesday at the latest if there is to be a summit in November to approve a Brexit deal. May’s compromise plan, which seeks to maintain close trade ties with the EU, is facing opposition from Brexiteers, pro-Europeans, the Northern Irish party that props up her government, and even some of her own ministers. “I think it’s the worst of all worlds,” former education minister Justine Greening, who supported staying in the EU in the 2016 Brexit referendum, told BBC radio, adding that she did not think there is any chance that it could get through parliament. A British official voiced pessimism about the possibility of a breakthrough w...
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