Chris Wilkins: 'Soft Brexit' predicted as another deadline approaches
Mar 26, 2019 ·
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Theresa May's former chief strategist believes Britain is heading towards a very soft Brexit. MPs have taken control of the Brexit process after the EU agreed to extend Saturday's Brexit...
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Theresa May's former chief strategist believes Britain is heading towards a very soft Brexit.
MPs have taken control of the Brexit process after the EU agreed to extend Saturday's Brexit deadline.
Yesterday, Parliament voted 329 to 302 to wrest control away from government ministers to hold a series of votes on its own proposals.
May's dwindling authority took a further hit when 30 members of her Conservative Party rebelled to vote against the Government, including three ministers who resigned from their posts.
They'll vote on a series of new Brexit alternatives over the next few days.
Theresa May's former chief strategist Chris Wilkins told Mike Hosking a "Norway plus" option is likely to get the most support.
"Some type of deal with a customs union at the heart of the agreement, possibly even the customs union and alignment with the single market looks likely, but anything could happen."
Wilkins says the general feeling across the United Kingdom is that people want the whole Brexit ordeal over.
"A big part of the problem is that people didn't really know what they were voting for in 2016. People are sick of us talking about nothing but Brexit, they want to move on."
A new survey suggested that more than 80 percent of Britons think the government has handled the Brexit negotiations badly. It also showed that 55 per cent would now vote to remain in the European Union.
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MPs have taken control of the Brexit process after the EU agreed to extend Saturday's Brexit deadline.
Yesterday, Parliament voted 329 to 302 to wrest control away from government ministers to hold a series of votes on its own proposals.
May's dwindling authority took a further hit when 30 members of her Conservative Party rebelled to vote against the Government, including three ministers who resigned from their posts.
They'll vote on a series of new Brexit alternatives over the next few days.
Theresa May's former chief strategist Chris Wilkins told Mike Hosking a "Norway plus" option is likely to get the most support.
"Some type of deal with a customs union at the heart of the agreement, possibly even the customs union and alignment with the single market looks likely, but anything could happen."
Wilkins says the general feeling across the United Kingdom is that people want the whole Brexit ordeal over.
"A big part of the problem is that people didn't really know what they were voting for in 2016. People are sick of us talking about nothing but Brexit, they want to move on."
A new survey suggested that more than 80 percent of Britons think the government has handled the Brexit negotiations badly. It also showed that 55 per cent would now vote to remain in the European Union.
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