Britain announces draft Brexit deal with EUBy The Manila TimesLONDON: Britain has agreed a draft Brexit deal with the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tuesday, although she must still get it through her cabinet and the deeply divided parliament. France’s European Minister Nathalie Loiseau confirmed that the sides had finally made “substantial progress.”“We are going to look very carefully at the draft agreement. Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, a leading Brexit supporter who quit the government in July over May’s approach, said he would fight the draft agreement. Highlighting the risks that remain, just hours before the announcement from London, EU officials published a contingency plan for a “no-deal” Brexit. Ireland’s RTE television reported that the draft deal comprises “one overall backstop” encompassing elements of both the UK-wide and Northern Ireland only arrangements.

Source: Manila Times November 14, 2018 03:22 UTC