Where next for Brexit? Staying close or a more dramatic split
Here are six scenarios the the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. All include more time — and more political rancour
London — Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been thrown out by her parliament. She’s now in talks with rival politicians to find a way forward before presenting a Plan B on Monday. If her plan isn’t convincing, British lawmakers will try to take over the process. That could mean keeping much closer ties to the bloc — or even a second referendum. With just 10 weeks to go until the UK is due to leave the EU, what are the most likely scenarios? 1. Brexit in name only, and not quite yet Keeping close ties to the EU’s single market and customs regime might be the best way of getting a Brexit deal that the UK parliament can support, though May has ruled it out. It’s known as “Norway-Plus” or “Common Market 2.0” to its supporters and “Brexit in Name Only” to its detractors. Critics have a point: this scenario would leave the UK taking rules from Brussels and wouldn’t address one of the main pledges of the referendum campaign — that uncontrolled immigration from Europe would stop....
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