Day: December 15, 2017

    MPs have been warned Brussels will not re-negotiate a Brexit deal if Parliament rejects it, as EU leaders reacted to Theresa May's defeat on key legislation. A group of Tory rebels forced an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill on Wednesday night, as they secured their demand for a meaningful vote on any Brexit deal. But, despite MPs celebrating their victory over the Government, EU leaders gathering in Brussels warned the vote will complicate the Brexit process. Luxembourg's president Xavier Bettel suggested the UK will not be able to return to Brussels asking for a different exit deal, if it is voted down by the House of Commons. Speaking at a European Council summit on Thursday, he said: I really believe that to think that Theresa May will negotiate something, we will ne...

    Theresa May has been warned by Tory rebels she faces a second embarrassing Commons defeat over Brexit before Christmas . The threat was delivered to the Prime Minister as she jetted to Brussels for a critical EU summit on Thursday night which could derail her plans to exit the EU by the deadline of March 2019. She was still reeling from the humiliation of losing her first Brexit vote after MPs won the power to amend the final divorce deal by four votes after members of her own party rebelled. With Tory infighting threatening to engulf her, the PM desperately tried to launch a fight back on Thursday night. She insisted she was on course to deliver on Brexit and told EU leaders at a private dinner she was personally committed to working with them to ensure a smooth and order...