Theresa May tries to sell her Brexit deal to unimpressed ministers
‘This deal has the potential to lead to the break-up of the UK and that is not something we can support’
London — On Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Theresa May will try to convince senior ministers to accept a draft EU divorce deal that opponents say would imperil her own government and threaten the unity of the UK. As the EU braces for the biggest split in its history, the weakest British leader in a generation now has to try to get the deal approved by parliament before exiting the bloc on March 29, 2019. Brexiteers in May’s party accuse her of surrendering to the EU and say they would vote the deal down, while the Northern Irish party that props up her minority government questioned whether she would be able to get parliamentary approval. The British cabinet will meet at 2pm GMT. “From what we have seen and heard, we do not believe this deal is the best deal,” said Jeffrey Donaldson, a lawmaker in the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) that is propping up May’s government. “This deal has the potential to lead to the break-up of the UK and that is not something we can suppo...
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