According to Theresa May, she has secured “legally binding” modifications to ensure that the so-called Irish backstop will not “become permanent” in her new “improved” Brexit deal. The new “improved” Brexit deal is to be voted on by MP later this week.
But ahead of the vote on whether is deal is good enough for the British people, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has already turn down the changes made by Theresa May, saying they are not “anything approaching” what the prime minister had promised.
But as against the belief of Jeremy Corbyn, there are strong indications that some of the MPs who had earlier rejected Theresa May’s last deal may be tilted towards accepting it as a result of the changes in the new document.
Theresa May’s new deal which is to be put to vote by MPs this week has a “joint legally binding instrument” on the withdrawal agreement has been agreed, which May said could be used to start a “formal dispute” against the European Union if it tried to keep the UK tied into the backstop indefinitely.
Additionally, a “joint statement” commits to replacing the backstop with alternative arrangements by December 2020. Third, a “unilateral declaration” states the UK’s position that there is nothing to prevent it from leaving the backstop arrangement if discussions break down.
According to Theresa May, the new deal have secured legal changes and called on all to come together, to back this improved Brexit deal, and to deliver on the instruction of the British people.”
Jean-Claude Juncker has warned called on all MPs to back the deal as a third chance is unlikely if the deal is not accepted and which could lead to a no-Brexit.
