Theresa May ‘vows to negotiate with rival parties' over Brexit
Getty Theresa May has vowed to listen to other parties during the Brexit negotiations
The Prime Minister’s MPs have said that passing the European Union exit laws will be “our Passchendaele”, in reference the First World War battle in which thousands of soldiers lost their lives. Theresa May, whose Brexit stance became weakened after she failed to gain a majority government in the General Election, has been asked by Labour to soften her Brexit plans. One of the Tory ministers told the Financial Times: “Make no mistake, this will be our Passchendaele.
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Make no mistake, this will be our Passchendaele Conservative minister
“Labour and all the others will fight us line by line, in committees, on the floor and in the Lords, for months and months on end. It will be utterly bitter, trench warfare. “We have to get real about this and I am worried that Theresa is seriously deluded if she thinks otherwise.” Certain Tory bigwigs have asked Mrs May to have cross-party talks during the negotiations.
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One senior pro-EU Tory lawmaker and former minister said: “The Prime Minister talked about wanting to build a consensus, she recognised the different views in the party on Brexit and she also recognised the need to not just reflect the party but indeed the parliament and the country.” Former prime minister Sir John Major called on Mrs May to negotiate with MPs from different parties while David Cameron has said that Parliament “deserves a say” on Brexit. Following the election results, the Conservatives have been left scrambling to form a minority government with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Sir John said: “The views of the 48 per cent cannot be brushed aside as some of the more rigorous hardline Brexiteers wish… I don’t think we should rule out the concept of a really good deal on the single market.”
May meets Juncker and Barnier at Number 10 Wed, April 26, 2017 Theresa May hosted European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and chief negotiator Michel Barnier at Downing Street for the first face-to-face talks since she triggered the two-year process of withdrawing from the EU Play slideshow PA 1 of 7 Prime Minister Theresa May greets European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker ahead of a working dinner at 10 Downing Street, London
The Labour Party have said that they will not agree to a Brexit consensus with the Tories until the Prime Minister ditch her “no deal is better than a bad deal” rhetoric. Former foreign secretary Sir William Hague called for a cross-party commission to come to a Brexit consensus, while Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has also said other parties should be involved.