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Brexit: May determined to 'see this through' amid growing criticism of deal – Politics live | Brexit: May determined to 'see this through' amid growing criticism of deal – Politics live |
(35 minutes later) | |
This is from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. | |
I m told Gove has had a meeting with the PM - if he had accepted the job as Brexit sec I think we would know by now - if he hasn’t ... can’t help thinking that means he might v well be off | |
Q: You are a cricket fan. How many wickets need to fall in your cabinet before your walk? | |
May says one of her cricket heroes was Geoffrey Boycott. | |
And what do you know about Geoffrey Boycott? Geoffrey Boycott stuck to it. And he got the runs in the end. | |
Q: Do you regret calling the general election? | |
May says she does not regret calling the election. She will do her job, she says. MPs will then be held to account on what they do. | |
For the second time May has called a balding reporter “George” by mistake. | |
(The FT’s George Parker is shiny up top.) | |
Q: Is this crisis a failure of your own making? Shouldn’t you have done more to bring the DUP on board? | |
May says she has been working on the deal for some time. She says she wants to ensure the deal delivers on the vote of the British people. | |
Q: You have always been adamant the country will leave the EU. You have talked about the risk of no Brexit recently. Do you think that is a definite threat? | |
May says that is what some MPs argued for today. She disagrees. She thinks MPs must deliver on the referendum result. | |
Q: You have talked about how you have had to take tough decisions. Can you talk us through that? | |
May says agreeing the backstop was not easy. But, overall, looking at the national interest, this deal is the right one to proceed with. | |
Q: What will you do if there is a vote of no confidence in the coming days? | |
May says leadership is about taking difficult decisions. | |
As I said earlier, am I going to see this through? Yes. | |
Q: There are reports that Michael Gove has been asked to become the new Brexit secretary, but that he will only take the job if he can renegotiate the deal. Will you allow that? And why have you not filled ministerial vacancies yet? | Q: There are reports that Michael Gove has been asked to become the new Brexit secretary, but that he will only take the job if he can renegotiate the deal. Will you allow that? And why have you not filled ministerial vacancies yet? |
May says she has been busy today. She was in the Commons for three hours. | May says she has been busy today. She was in the Commons for three hours. |
Gove is doing an excellent job, especially on fishing. | Gove is doing an excellent job, especially on fishing. |
She will make appointments in due course. | She will make appointments in due course. |
Q: Your party is deeply divided. Are you prepared to risk a split? | Q: Your party is deeply divided. Are you prepared to risk a split? |
May says MPs have been debating Brexit since the referendum. She thinks, when it comes to the vote, MPs will focus on what is best for the UK. | May says MPs have been debating Brexit since the referendum. She thinks, when it comes to the vote, MPs will focus on what is best for the UK. |
Q: What do you say to Britain’s friends abroad who look at this and see a government in denial? | Q: What do you say to Britain’s friends abroad who look at this and see a government in denial? |
May says this is a government working with the EU to deliver a good deal for both sides. | May says this is a government working with the EU to deliver a good deal for both sides. |
Q: Why don’t you say what you think - that the Brexit campaign offered something not possible? Why won’t you say that? | Q: Why don’t you say what you think - that the Brexit campaign offered something not possible? Why won’t you say that? |
May says most people recognise this is not an easy negotiation. | May says most people recognise this is not an easy negotiation. |
The public want the government to get on with it, she says. | The public want the government to get on with it, she says. |