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| Sajid Javid warns of security risks if May's Brexit plan rejected | Sajid Javid warns of security risks if May's Brexit plan rejected |
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| Sajid Javid has used the second day of debate on Theresa May’s Brexit plan to warn of the potential security risks from a no-deal departure if her scheme is voted down, then saw a succession of MPs line up to condemn the government’s proposals. | Sajid Javid has used the second day of debate on Theresa May’s Brexit plan to warn of the potential security risks from a no-deal departure if her scheme is voted down, then saw a succession of MPs line up to condemn the government’s proposals. |
| The home secretary said while he could not argue the deal “is perfect in every sense”, and necessarily contained compromises, if it were rejected, a cliff-edge exit could cause significant repercussions. | The home secretary said while he could not argue the deal “is perfect in every sense”, and necessarily contained compromises, if it were rejected, a cliff-edge exit could cause significant repercussions. |
| “An unplanned no-deal Brexit would mean an immediate and probably indefinite loss of some security capability, which, despite our best efforts, would likely cause some operational disruption when we leave,” he said. “As home secretary, I know which option I would prefer.” | “An unplanned no-deal Brexit would mean an immediate and probably indefinite loss of some security capability, which, despite our best efforts, would likely cause some operational disruption when we leave,” he said. “As home secretary, I know which option I would prefer.” |
| Javid opened the second of five planned eight-hour debates, this one loosely themed around security and immigration, by saying, to laughter: “I cannot think of a better way to celebrate my 49th birthday.” | Javid opened the second of five planned eight-hour debates, this one loosely themed around security and immigration, by saying, to laughter: “I cannot think of a better way to celebrate my 49th birthday.” |
| He urged MPs to back the deal, saying its aim was to allow the UK to continue working with Brussels on areas such as modern slavery, using DNA databases to catch criminals, and the fast-track extradition of suspects. | He urged MPs to back the deal, saying its aim was to allow the UK to continue working with Brussels on areas such as modern slavery, using DNA databases to catch criminals, and the fast-track extradition of suspects. |
| This prompted an intervention from the Labour MP Chris Bryant, who said: “That’s a great wishlist, and it’s all in the political declaration, but it’s no more deliverable than a letter to Santa Claus. It really isn’t.” | This prompted an intervention from the Labour MP Chris Bryant, who said: “That’s a great wishlist, and it’s all in the political declaration, but it’s no more deliverable than a letter to Santa Claus. It really isn’t.” |
| If MPs reject the deal, there are seven possible paths the country could go down next. | If MPs reject the deal, there are seven possible paths the country could go down next. |
| May brings it back to MPsPerhaps with minor tweaks after a dash to Brussels. MPs knuckle under and vote it through. | May brings it back to MPsPerhaps with minor tweaks after a dash to Brussels. MPs knuckle under and vote it through. |
| May resigns immediatelyIt is hard to imagine her surviving for long. After a rapid leadership contest, a different leader could appeal to a majority in parliament, perhaps by offering a softer deal. | May resigns immediatelyIt is hard to imagine her surviving for long. After a rapid leadership contest, a different leader could appeal to a majority in parliament, perhaps by offering a softer deal. |
| Tory backbenchers depose herJacob Rees-Mogg gets his way and there is a no-confidence vote. A new leader then tries to assemble a majority behind a tweaked deal. | Tory backbenchers depose herJacob Rees-Mogg gets his way and there is a no-confidence vote. A new leader then tries to assemble a majority behind a tweaked deal. |
| May calls a general electionMay could choose to take the ultimate gamble and hope that voters would back her deal, over the heads of squabbling MPs. | May calls a general electionMay could choose to take the ultimate gamble and hope that voters would back her deal, over the heads of squabbling MPs. |
| Labour tries to force an electionThe opposition tables a vote of no confidence. If May lost, the opposition (or a new Conservative leader) would have two weeks to form an alternative government that could win a second confidence vote. If they were unable to do so, a general election would be triggered. | Labour tries to force an electionThe opposition tables a vote of no confidence. If May lost, the opposition (or a new Conservative leader) would have two weeks to form an alternative government that could win a second confidence vote. If they were unable to do so, a general election would be triggered. |
| A second referendum gathers supportThis is most likely if Labour makes a last-ditch decision to back it. | A second referendum gathers supportThis is most likely if Labour makes a last-ditch decision to back it. |
| No dealThe EU (Withdrawal) Act specifies 29 March 2019 as Brexit day. Amber Rudd has said she believes parliament would stop a no deal, but it is not clear how it would do so. | No dealThe EU (Withdrawal) Act specifies 29 March 2019 as Brexit day. Amber Rudd has said she believes parliament would stop a no deal, but it is not clear how it would do so. |
| On immigration, Javid said the UK would stay “an open and welcoming country”, but gave no new details – the much-delayed white paper on a post-Brexit immigration policy is now not expected to be published until after next week’s vote on the deal. | On immigration, Javid said the UK would stay “an open and welcoming country”, but gave no new details – the much-delayed white paper on a post-Brexit immigration policy is now not expected to be published until after next week’s vote on the deal. |
| Revealed: Theresa May's secret bid to get Labour to back Brexit deal | Revealed: Theresa May's secret bid to get Labour to back Brexit deal |
| Javid said: “I understand frustrations about the timing of the white paper, but I say again that it is an entirely new system – the most significant change to our immigration rules in 45 years – and we need to take the time to get the details right.” | Javid said: “I understand frustrations about the timing of the white paper, but I say again that it is an entirely new system – the most significant change to our immigration rules in 45 years – and we need to take the time to get the details right.” |
| Responding for Labour, the shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, argued there was little difference with no-deal when it came to security. She said: “At best you can say it’s a blindfold Brexit, but at worst it may be leading us off a cliff on security arrangements.” | Responding for Labour, the shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, argued there was little difference with no-deal when it came to security. She said: “At best you can say it’s a blindfold Brexit, but at worst it may be leading us off a cliff on security arrangements.” |
| There was little better to come for the government as a series of Conservative MPs raised doubts or promised to oppose the deal. | There was little better to come for the government as a series of Conservative MPs raised doubts or promised to oppose the deal. |
| The once ultra-loyal former defence secretary Michael Fallon said the plan was “a risk too far” in that so little of the future permanent arrangement was set out. | The once ultra-loyal former defence secretary Michael Fallon said the plan was “a risk too far” in that so little of the future permanent arrangement was set out. |
| Grant Shapps, the former party chair, said he was “currently minded to vote against” it as the backstop plans would take power from parliament. | Grant Shapps, the former party chair, said he was “currently minded to vote against” it as the backstop plans would take power from parliament. |
| Sajid Javid says freedom of movement ends, 'deal or no deal' | Sajid Javid says freedom of movement ends, 'deal or no deal' |
| Sam Gyimah, the former universities minister who resigned on Friday over the plans, said it had become “quite clear to me that this deal is not politically or practically deliverable, that it will make us poorer and also risk the union”. | Sam Gyimah, the former universities minister who resigned on Friday over the plans, said it had become “quite clear to me that this deal is not politically or practically deliverable, that it will make us poorer and also risk the union”. |
| Even Stephen Crabb, the former work and pensions secretary who is expected to support the deal next week, said he had received “hundreds of emails from constituents” urging him to vote it down for a multiplicity of reasons, from both leave and remain supporters. | Even Stephen Crabb, the former work and pensions secretary who is expected to support the deal next week, said he had received “hundreds of emails from constituents” urging him to vote it down for a multiplicity of reasons, from both leave and remain supporters. |
| Another Tory ex-cabinet minister, the vehemently pro-Brexit John Redwood, castigated the government over what he said was its “gloom and obstinate denial of opportunity”. | Another Tory ex-cabinet minister, the vehemently pro-Brexit John Redwood, castigated the government over what he said was its “gloom and obstinate denial of opportunity”. |
| “What we should now be doing is celebrating the opportunities and the advantages that we will get after March,” he said. “We should be having debates on how we spend all the extra money on our public services, instead of giving it to the EU. We should have a debate about all the tax cuts we need to give a boost to our economy.” | “What we should now be doing is celebrating the opportunities and the advantages that we will get after March,” he said. “We should be having debates on how we spend all the extra money on our public services, instead of giving it to the EU. We should have a debate about all the tax cuts we need to give a boost to our economy.” |
| Labour’s Virendra Sharma lamented the focus on reducing immigration, reminding MPs he had come to the country as an immigrant more than 50 years ago. | Labour’s Virendra Sharma lamented the focus on reducing immigration, reminding MPs he had come to the country as an immigrant more than 50 years ago. |
| He said: “I cannot in good faith vote for a deal that leaves my constituents, young and old, without a brighter-looking future. Are my grandchildren, and all of their generation, going to look back at this moment, at the prime minister’s deal, and remember it as the moment we snuffed out their hope?” | He said: “I cannot in good faith vote for a deal that leaves my constituents, young and old, without a brighter-looking future. Are my grandchildren, and all of their generation, going to look back at this moment, at the prime minister’s deal, and remember it as the moment we snuffed out their hope?” |
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