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| Brexit: May calls on MPs from all parties to 'put self-interest aside' – Politics live | Brexit: May calls on MPs from all parties to 'put self-interest aside' – Politics live |
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| The main takeaways from the prime minister’s statement: | |
| She did not mention the prospect of no-deal, which most opposition parties are demanding. | |
| MP’s must set out what they want, rather than what they don’t want and ‘put self-interest aside’. | |
| The door remains open to talks with Jeremy Corbyn. | |
| May stressed the fact she recognises it is her duty to deliver on the British people’s instruction to leave the European Union. | |
| The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg has been told that one former cabinet May loyalist has told her she is “deluded”. | |
| ‘She’s deluded. She never changes her mind and cannot conceive others might. Or they may not agree with her.’ - ouch, from one former minister who used to stand up for May | |
| Meanwhile, on Newsnight, Liam Fox has said no Brexit would be “democratically unacceptable”. | |
| "What I wouldn't accept is no Brexit. That is what I think would be democratically unacceptable" - International Trade Secretary Liam Fox tells Emily Maitlis@maitlis | #newsnight pic.twitter.com/KJyApS66gq | |
| What makes the prime minister tick? I hear you ask. | |
| The Guardian’s political editor Heather Stewart has delved into what underpins Theresa May’s “extraordinary inflexibility”. | |
| Obsession, vanity or grit: what makes Theresa May tick? | |
| Labour’s David Lammy, a supporter of the Best for Britain campaign, has responded to the prime minister’s statement tonight: | |
| The prime minister is like a broken record. After two and a half years of damaging the country’s economy and international standing while failing to get consensus in parliament, her refusal to change tack is a historic mistake. | |
| If the prime minister really cares about the national interest, she would give the public the final say over this Brexit mess, with the option to stay in the EU. | |
| Here are some of tomorrow’s front pages: | |
| The Mail blames “wrecker Corbyn” for not attending May’s impromptu talks. | |
| MAIL: Wrecker Corbyn slams door on Theresa #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/zWBuokpVbG | |
| The i reports that the UK is heading for close ties with Europe, according to ministers. | |
| I: Softer Brexit #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/bxcIo6DQ3c | |
| The Times also leads on Corbyn’s apparent refusal to accede to May’s demand for cooperation. | |
| TIMES: Corbyn snubs Brexit talks #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/e5N6buMpDL | |
| The National renews its call for Scottish independence. | |
| Tomorrow's front page: One of the most useless governments in history –yet Corbyn can't even lay a glove on a Prime Minister with no Brexit plan who is propped up by the DUP. It's becoming increasingly clear that independence is the only way out of this mess. pic.twitter.com/ackcmXCHES | |
| The Telegraph splash on the leaked recording of Hammond’s conference call with business leaders. | |
| TELEGRAPH: Hammond tells business chiefs MPs will stop no-deal Brexit #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/p0ysaZC8m4 | |
| Brexican stand off, says the Metro. | |
| METRO: Brexican stand off #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/MN1dg4L7yz | |
| The FT heralds the beginning of May’s search for Brexit inspiration. | |
| Thursday's Financial Times"May starts search for Brexit ideas after narrow confidence vote win" #tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers(via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/IAbPONoL2i | |
| Theresa May’s full statement: | |
| This evening the government has won the confidence of parliament. This now gives us the opportunity to focus on finding a way forward on Brexit. I understand that people getting on with their lives outside of Westminster, the events of last 24 hours will have been unsettling. | |
| Overwhelmingly, the British people want us to get on with delivering Brexit, and also address the other important issues they care about. But the deal I’ve worked to agree with the European Union was rejected by MPs and by a large margin. I believe it is my duty to deliver on the British people’s instruction to leave the European Union and I intend to do so. | |
| So now MPs have made clear what they don’t want, we must all work constructively together to set out what parliament does want. That’s why I’m inviting MPs from all parties to come together to find a way forward, one that both delivers on the referendum and can command the support of parliament. This is now the time to put self-interest aside. | |
| I have just held constructive meetings with the Leader of the Liberal Democrats [Vince Cable], and the Westminster leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru, [Ian Blackford and Liz Saville Roberts, respectively]. From tomorrow meetings will be taking place between senior government representatives, including myself, and groups of MPs that represent the widest possible range of views from across parliament, including our confidence and supply partners, the Democratic Unionist party. | |
| I am disappointed that the leader of the Labour party [Jeremy Corbyn] has not so far chosen to take part, but our door remains open. It will not be an easy task, but MPs know they have a duty to act in the national interest, reach a consensus and get this done. | |
| In a historic vote in 2016 the country decided to leave the EU. In 2017, 80% of people voted for parties that stood on manifestos promising to respect that result. Now, over two-and-a-half years later, it’s time for us to come together, put the national interest first – and deliver on the referendum. | |
| The chancellor Philip Hammond has reportedly told business leaders that the “threat” of no-deal Brexit could be taken “off the table” in a number of days. | |
| The Telegraph reported that Hammond said this could potentially lead to article 50 being rescinded – therefore extending the period of Britain’s membership of the EU, according to a leaked recording of a conference call. | |
| When asked for assurances from the head of Tesco that the government would not oppose such a motion, Hammond apparently suggested that ministers may even back the plan. He went on to explain how a backbench bill could stymie the prospect of no deal. | |
| The director general of the British Chambers of Commerce has tweeted: | |
| Another day wasted by Westminster. No answers on the practical, real-world questions facing UK businesses. Baffled customers, suppliers and investors around the world. The people of this country - and the businesses that power our communities - deserve better. #Brexit | |
| Here are some takes on Theresa May’s statement: | |
| How many times has @theresa_may sworn blind her Brexit deal is only one on offer from EU? Well tonight she confirmed she will talk to all party leaders, including @jeremycorbyn, to construct a Brexit deal that could get through parliament. Flexibility? Desperation? Pointless? | |
| I stayed up way past my bedtime for *that* @theresa_may ? Grrrrrr. | |
| Remarkable that Corbyn, the great advocate of negotiation without precondition in so many peace processes, is now doing precisely the opposite in boycotting cross-party #Brexit talks. | |
| Unpopular opinion: May didn't say much of substance tonight but the truth is, she needed to come out and look like someone is in charge. It's not an exaggeration to say we are in a crisis. People do need reassurance that someone is at the helm of the ship. | |
| Theresa May still only talking to Leavers, still ignoring Remainers, still talking about this mythical “overwhelming majority” that wants us to get on with it, still saying it’s time to act in the national interest without admitting that the national interest is to stay in the EU | |
| The Prime Minister makes yet another statement from the steps of Downing Street. Yet another statement repeating same phrases we’ve heard multiple times. And tells us nothing we didn’t already know. | |
| This is the Labour party political broadcast that aired on the BBC tonight: | |
| This is what our country could be with a Labour government.Watch and share 👇 pic.twitter.com/NcLXKDcZGc | This is what our country could be with a Labour government.Watch and share 👇 pic.twitter.com/NcLXKDcZGc |
| The prime minister says she is disappointed Corbyn has chosen not to talk part in talks, “but the door remains open”. | The prime minister says she is disappointed Corbyn has chosen not to talk part in talks, “but the door remains open”. |
| In her closing remark, she says: “In a historic vote in 2016 the country decided to leave the EU. In 2017, 80% of people voted for parties that stood on manifestos promising to respect that result. | In her closing remark, she says: “In a historic vote in 2016 the country decided to leave the EU. In 2017, 80% of people voted for parties that stood on manifestos promising to respect that result. |
| “Now, over two and a half years later, it’s time for us to come together, put the national interest first and deliver on the referendum,” she concludes, before immediately turning around and walking back into No 10. | “Now, over two and a half years later, it’s time for us to come together, put the national interest first and deliver on the referendum,” she concludes, before immediately turning around and walking back into No 10. |
| That’s it. The prime minister has kept it short and sweet, without creating much news. | That’s it. The prime minister has kept it short and sweet, without creating much news. |
| Full transcription follows. | Full transcription follows. |
| May says now is the time to put self-interest aside, noting that she has just held constructive meetings with Lib Dem leader Vince Cable and the Westminster leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru Ian Blackford and Liz Saville Roberts. “From tomorrow meetings will be taking place between senior government representatives, including myself, and groups of MPs that represent the widest possible selection of views from across parliament,” she says. | May says now is the time to put self-interest aside, noting that she has just held constructive meetings with Lib Dem leader Vince Cable and the Westminster leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru Ian Blackford and Liz Saville Roberts. “From tomorrow meetings will be taking place between senior government representatives, including myself, and groups of MPs that represent the widest possible selection of views from across parliament,” she says. |