Amendments mean PM will have little room to move if Brexit deal rejected next weekTheresa May’s room for manoeuvre should her Brexit deal be rejected next week was further constrained on Wednesday night, after the government lost a second dramatic parliamentary showdown in as many days. That committed the UK and the EU to ensuring there was no divergence between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The government announced details of new concessions on the Brexit deal on Wednesday, in an attempt to win over sceptics. But there has been little sign since the new year that its resolve to reject the deal has weakened. Another MP challenged the Speaker about a sticker on his car that “makes derogatory comments about Brexit”.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2019 21:04 UTC