Labour remains sceptical as UK’s May to make ‘new, bold’ Brexit offer
Prime minister to have one last stab at getting bill approved before she quits
London — British Prime Minister Theresa May said she will present a “new, bold offer” to legislators with “an improved package of measures” in a final attempt to get the Brexit divorce deal through parliament before she leaves office. After failing three times to get parliament’s approval for her deal, the government will now put the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, legislation that will enact that deal, before parliament for a vote in early June. “Whatever the outcome of any (indicative) votes, I will not be simply asking MPs to think again. Instead I will ask them to look at a new and improved deal with a fresh pair of eyes — and to give it their support,” May wrote in the Sunday Times. The date of the vote and the substance of what MPs will be asked to consider — including whether they will be given a chance to indicate what preferences might secure a majority before the vote is binding — have yet to be made public. Brexit talks between May’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Pa...
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