The latest twist in the two-year negotiation to leave the EU underlines the deep divisions in parliament over how, or even whether, Britain should leave the bloc in the country’s biggest political and trade shift in more than 40 years. Trade minister Liam Fox urged lawmakers to back the prime minister, warning: “Our European partners will be watching”. One Conservative lawmaker said a group of Brexit supporters in the party, the European Research Group, was discussing which strategy to pursue on Thursday - to vote against or to abstain. More than 40 former British ambassadors called on the government to extend Britain’s stay in the EU or allow for a second referendum, The Times newspaper reported. May has repeatedly said she does not back a second vote.

Source: bd News24 February 14, 2019 09:33 UTC