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Brexit: Theresa May says she 'will not be derailed' | Brexit: Theresa May says she 'will not be derailed' |
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The prime minister has said the government is "proving the doubters wrong" with its Brexit negotiations. | The prime minister has said the government is "proving the doubters wrong" with its Brexit negotiations. |
EU leaders agreed talks can move on to the next stage in the new year, shortly after Theresa May suffered her first Commons defeat on Brexit. | EU leaders agreed talks can move on to the next stage in the new year, shortly after Theresa May suffered her first Commons defeat on Brexit. |
Writing in two Sunday papers, she vowed she would "not be derailed" from securing an "ambitious" deal. | Writing in two Sunday papers, she vowed she would "not be derailed" from securing an "ambitious" deal. |
Labour's Diane Abbott told the BBC the Brexit negotiations were "a mess" and were causing concern. | Labour's Diane Abbott told the BBC the Brexit negotiations were "a mess" and were causing concern. |
Writing in the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Express, Mrs May said the last 10 days had "marked a watershed" in the Brexit process and that the government would now "begin to build that new, deep and special partnership" with the EU. | Writing in the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Express, Mrs May said the last 10 days had "marked a watershed" in the Brexit process and that the government would now "begin to build that new, deep and special partnership" with the EU. |
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"This is the exciting part of the negotiations and there is no limit on our ambition and creativity," she said. | "This is the exciting part of the negotiations and there is no limit on our ambition and creativity," she said. |
She said talks would now start on the implementation period for Brexit and the future of trading relationships. | She said talks would now start on the implementation period for Brexit and the future of trading relationships. |
"Amid all the noise, we are getting on with the job," she added. | "Amid all the noise, we are getting on with the job," she added. |
Cabinet ministers are due to discuss their stance on the relationship they want with the EU - the UK's "end state" - in the coming days, but some ministers are thought to favour a closer alignment than others. | Cabinet ministers are due to discuss their stance on the relationship they want with the EU - the UK's "end state" - in the coming days, but some ministers are thought to favour a closer alignment than others. |
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who was a leading voice in the referendum Leave campaign, has argued that the UK cannot mirror EU law in the long term. | Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who was a leading voice in the referendum Leave campaign, has argued that the UK cannot mirror EU law in the long term. |
The EU's guidelines for phase two of the negotiations say the UK would "continue to participate in the customs union and the single market during the transition" - a period of up to two years after the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 - and remain under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. | The EU's guidelines for phase two of the negotiations say the UK would "continue to participate in the customs union and the single market during the transition" - a period of up to two years after the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 - and remain under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. |
Mr Johnson said if the UK ended up being forced to mirror EU laws "we would have gone from being a member state to a vassal state". | Mr Johnson said if the UK ended up being forced to mirror EU laws "we would have gone from being a member state to a vassal state". |
He said the UK needed "something new and ambitious, which allows zero tariffs and frictionless trade" but maintains the freedom to "decide our own regulatory framework and own laws". | He said the UK needed "something new and ambitious, which allows zero tariffs and frictionless trade" but maintains the freedom to "decide our own regulatory framework and own laws". |
Speaking on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke said any final trade deal between the UK and EU must "maximise" access to the EU market. | Speaking on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke said any final trade deal between the UK and EU must "maximise" access to the EU market. |
"We are not looking for an EEA -type (European Economic Area) arrangement so that, essentially, it's continuity as far as the end state is concerned," he said. | "We are not looking for an EEA -type (European Economic Area) arrangement so that, essentially, it's continuity as far as the end state is concerned," he said. |
"But it is also important that we maximise our access to the European markets, that is really important to the UK." | "But it is also important that we maximise our access to the European markets, that is really important to the UK." |
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott was asked whether Labour would back a Norway-style deal for the UK. | Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott was asked whether Labour would back a Norway-style deal for the UK. |
Norway is not in the EU but has access to the single market, in return for a financial contribution and accepting the majority of EU laws. | Norway is not in the EU but has access to the single market, in return for a financial contribution and accepting the majority of EU laws. |
She said Labour was "not conducting this negotiation" but it would not back anything "that damages jobs and the economy". | She said Labour was "not conducting this negotiation" but it would not back anything "that damages jobs and the economy". |
Pressed on whether the UK may have to make payments to get access to the single market, she replied: "We may have to do so, but we have to see how the Tories' negotiations go". | Pressed on whether the UK may have to make payments to get access to the single market, she replied: "We may have to do so, but we have to see how the Tories' negotiations go". |
Death threats | Death threats |
Meanwhile, two Conservative peers have warned Mrs May she could face defeats in the House of Lords if the government tried to "bully" its members. | Meanwhile, two Conservative peers have warned Mrs May she could face defeats in the House of Lords if the government tried to "bully" its members. |
The prime minister lost in the Commons earlier this week when MPs - including 11 from her own party - voted to give Parliament a legal guarantee of a vote on the final Brexit deal struck with Brussels. | The prime minister lost in the Commons earlier this week when MPs - including 11 from her own party - voted to give Parliament a legal guarantee of a vote on the final Brexit deal struck with Brussels. |
Following the vote, there were calls for the Tory rebels to be deselected by the party and some received death threats. | Following the vote, there were calls for the Tory rebels to be deselected by the party and some received death threats. |
Tory peers Baroness Altmann and Baroness Wheatcroft have written in the Observer that such threats "are worrying symptoms of the toxic atmosphere which has been created in our country". | Tory peers Baroness Altmann and Baroness Wheatcroft have written in the Observer that such threats "are worrying symptoms of the toxic atmosphere which has been created in our country". |
"Mindful of the monumental importance for future generations of getting Brexit right, the Lords is unlikely to be receptive to bullying over a restricted timetable or vigorous whipping to toe the party line," they added. | "Mindful of the monumental importance for future generations of getting Brexit right, the Lords is unlikely to be receptive to bullying over a restricted timetable or vigorous whipping to toe the party line," they added. |