{"id":392236,"date":"2019-01-09T20:42:33","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T19:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/theresa-mays-tory-govt-warned-uk-wont-leave-eu-on-march-29-during-brexit-debate-videos-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2019-01-09T20:42:33","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T19:42:33","slug":"theresa-mays-tory-govt-warned-uk-wont-leave-eu-on-march-29-during-brexit-debate-videos-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/theresa-mays-tory-govt-warned-uk-wont-leave-eu-on-march-29-during-brexit-debate-videos-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Theresa May\u2019s Tory govt warned \u2018UK won&#8217;t leave EU on March 29\u2019 during Brexit debate (VIDEOS) \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/thumbnail\/5c35e31bfc7e9306708b461c.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer has warned Theresa May\u2019s Tory government that the UK will not leave the EU on March 29, accusing them of \u201cpushing parliament away,\u201d during the first day of debate on the PM\u2019s deal.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>May called off a vote on her deal in December after admitting that it <em>\u201cwould be rejected by a significant margin\u201d<\/em> if MPs voted on it. She claimed that having listened to concerns from MPs, she would seek the necessary changes in order to get her Brexit plan through Parliament.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3VAdR-jBixo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay, opening up the debate, laid out concessions being put forward by the government to address the issue of the backstop. Crucially though, he gave no legal assurances, a prerequisite for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and many Tory hardline brexiteers.<\/p>\n<p>Barclay told MPs that voting for May\u2019s deal would instruct the government to obtain further assurances from the EU that the Irish backstop <em>\u201cwould only be a temporary arrangement.\u201d<\/em> He also stated that MPs would have to approve any decision to implement the backstop.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dmiv_XztqHw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer, responding for the Labour Party, dismissed Barclay\u2019s list of so-called concessions, saying MPs were resuming the debate without the government having secured any meaningful changes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZur7nQSmRw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/448296-brexit-financial-companies-transfer\/\">READ MORE: The big Brexit exodus? UK firms set to shift \u00a3800 billion in assets to EU countries<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also argued that Theresa May is struggling badly to get a deal agreed because <em>\u201cthe Prime Minister and the government have pushed parliament away\u201d<\/em> to secure any form of consensus. Starmer suggested that the UK would not leave the EU on March 29 &#8211; the\u00a0official departure date.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Extraordinary to hear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Keir_Starmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Keir_Starmer<\/a> point out how nobody in govt has tried to talk to him about Brexit. He thought somebody might give him a ring to see what they could broadly agree on &#8211; but nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krishgm\/status\/1083027531807236099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Keir_Starmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Keir_Starmer<\/a> says he does not believe UK will leave EU on scheduled date of 29 March &#8211; and that he and Labour will enter into cross-party talks with an open mind on what comes next, if PM loses vote on her deal next week<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Peston (@Peston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Peston\/status\/1083028540835143680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier in the day, an amendment, tabled by pro-remain Tory backbencher Dominic Grieve, which would give the Prime Minister three days to come up with a \u2018plan B\u2019 if she loses her Brexit deal vote next week, was voted through by MPs \u2013 meaning defeat for May\u2019s government. The government lost by 11 votes, 308 to 297.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q0cuR_YkC7w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The sticking point to the current Brexit deal on offer to UK MPs is the Irish backstop. Certain parliamentarians fear the backstop could trap the UK under EU customs rules, requiring checks to be made on goods between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, if there is no agreement to safeguard the Irish border by December 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/448364-theresa-may-brexit-blow\/\">READ MORE:\u00a0Theresa May dealt huge Brexit blow as DUP rejects compromise plan before it\u2019s even published<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ix-ocFEjRaY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During PMQs on Wednesday, May confirmed for the first time that MPs will get a vote on whether to enact the controversial backstop. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn responded by insisting MPs would not accept <em>\u201cwindow dressing,\u201d<\/em> adding: <em>\u201cThey want to see clear legal changes to the document.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>He urged May to call a General Election if her deal gets voted down.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as J.P. Morgan Asset Management suggests that British sterling will rise by at least 4 percent if MPs approve the PM\u2019s Brexit deal, Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/uk-britain-eu-sterling-idUKKCN1P3107?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_content=5c360dbc04d3015d71c8ed74&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HffzWXESFK8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>EU chiefs have agreed to provide extra assurances but not remove the backstop.<\/p>\n<p>Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has insisted they do not want to bind the UK to EU rules, adding: <em>\u201cwe want to get on to the talks about the future relationship right away. I think it\u2019s those kind of assurances we are happy to give.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/brexit-theresa-may-deal-eu-letters-parliament-vote-commons-jean-claude-juncker-a8715786.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> that Theresa May and the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, are expected to speak on the phone later this week to discuss the state of play.<\/p>\n<p>The EU has ruled out even meeting with UK Brexit negotiators to talk about any changes to the agreement.<em> \u201cThere won\u2019t be any meeting as such, because negotiations have been completed,\u201d<\/em> a spokesperson for the EU told reporters in Brussels on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/448386-brexit-deal-debate-parliament\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer has warned Theresa May\u2019s Tory government that the UK will not leave the EU on March 29, accusing them of \u201cpushing parliament away,\u201d during the first day of debate on the PM\u2019s deal. 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