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| Brexit deadlock as Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn set red lines – live | Brexit deadlock as Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn set red lines – live |
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| Shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner said Theresa May faced having to take the risk of potentially splitting the Conservative Party in order to break the parliamentary deadlock. | |
| “If she wants to negotiate with all parties in Parliament, and if she wants to do that in good faith, she has to say ‘ok, I’m not sticking to every single one of the red lines that I’ve established’,” he told ITV’s Good Morning Britain. | |
| “We are saying let’s do this in the best interests of the British people, in the way that every industry, every trade union, every manufacturing association - and even some people in her own Cabinet - are saying is the sensible way forward. | |
| “Take no deal out of the equation and let’s get down to doing a solid deal.” | |
| Business leaders call on Theresa May to back a second referendum | |
| More than 170 leading business figures have called for Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn to back a second referendum on withdrawal from the European Union. | |
| The group, including the world-renowned architect Lord Foster, Nobel Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse and lastminute.com co-founder Baroness Lane-Fox, warned MPs “must not waste any more time on fantasies”. | |
| The business figures’ letter, which is published in the Times, calls for the leaders of the main parties to back a so-called People’s Vote and ask the public if they still wish to leave the EU. | |
| “Many businesses backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal despite knowing that it was far from perfect,” said the letter. | |
| “But it is no longer an option. The priority now is to stop us crashing out of the EU with no deal at all. The only feasible way to do this is by asking the people whether they still want to leave the EU. | |
| “With the clock now ticking rapidly before we are due to quit, politicians must not waste any more time on fantasies. We urge the political leadership of both the main parties to support a People’s Vote.” | |
| More than 170 business leaders join call for second Brexit referendum | |
| The front pages of the papers today all lead with Brexit news, and while all agree there is political chaos, they disagree about who is to blame: is it Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn or MPs in general? | |
| Our full papers wrap is here. | |
| The Guardian front page, Thursday 17 January 2019: May survives vote, but Britain remains in Brexit deadlock pic.twitter.com/QdHwq7RNQC | |
| Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 17 January https://t.co/Le9axugXNP pic.twitter.com/wLl5CJM4b9 | |
| Thursday's Daily Telegraph front page: Hammond tells business chiefs MPs will stop no-deal Brexit #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/1vxKFkCxkJ | |
| Tomorrow's front page: Theresa May dramatically invites Jeremy Corbyn to Downing Street for emergency Brexit talks after surviving vote of no confidence https://t.co/ipJDWvIp1u pic.twitter.com/uLF57rF0Vt | |
| MIRROR: Ditch no deal...and then we’ll talk Brexit #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/AtaRd4eMOy | |
| Thursday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/01fRfAWtaI | |
| TIMES: Corbyn snubs Brexit talks #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/e5N6buMpDL | |
| I: Softer Brexit #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/bxcIo6DQ3c | |
| EXPRESS: You’ve lost the respect of the nation #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/wxeReNlIhL | |
| 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 | |
| And because we all need a little something to cheer us up... | And because we all need a little something to cheer us up... |
| “You cannot rant against the elite when you’re behaving like one of its members.”@Nigel_Farage is challenged about taking a private plane overnight to get from London to Strasbourg.#72DaysToBrexit pic.twitter.com/BoChbFyPxO | “You cannot rant against the elite when you’re behaving like one of its members.”@Nigel_Farage is challenged about taking a private plane overnight to get from London to Strasbourg.#72DaysToBrexit pic.twitter.com/BoChbFyPxO |
| The Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott writes that it is not likely that Brexit in name only or no exit at all will lead to radical reform of our broken system. | The Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott writes that it is not likely that Brexit in name only or no exit at all will lead to radical reform of our broken system. |
| Brexit, the gilets jaunes protesters in France, the terrible pain inflicted on Greece and the support for the League/Five Star government in Italy all tell their own story. Europe is alive with political discontent that reflects the demand for deep and urgent reform, but the chances of getting it are less likely if the status quo prevails. | Brexit, the gilets jaunes protesters in France, the terrible pain inflicted on Greece and the support for the League/Five Star government in Italy all tell their own story. Europe is alive with political discontent that reflects the demand for deep and urgent reform, but the chances of getting it are less likely if the status quo prevails. |
| Why? Because the forces of conservatism are strong. Change comes about only when the pressure for it becomes too great to resist. The financial crisis provided one such opportunity to reform an economic system that for many people clearly wasn’t working; Brexit was a second. The left’s case for Brexit has always been based on the following notions: the current economic model is failing; socialism is needed to fix it; and the free-market ideology hardwired into the EU via the European Central Bank, judgments of the European court of justice and treaty changes will make that process all but impossible without a break with the status quo. | Why? Because the forces of conservatism are strong. Change comes about only when the pressure for it becomes too great to resist. The financial crisis provided one such opportunity to reform an economic system that for many people clearly wasn’t working; Brexit was a second. The left’s case for Brexit has always been based on the following notions: the current economic model is failing; socialism is needed to fix it; and the free-market ideology hardwired into the EU via the European Central Bank, judgments of the European court of justice and treaty changes will make that process all but impossible without a break with the status quo. |
| It is theoretically possible that in the event of a “Brexit in name only” or no Brexit at all, policymakers will push ahead with what’s needed in order to make a reality of the slogan “a reformed Britain in a reformed Europe”. Possible but not all that plausible, given that it would require breaking up the euro, more autonomy for individual countries to intervene in the running of their economies, and a simultaneous philosophical U-turn in the big member states. | It is theoretically possible that in the event of a “Brexit in name only” or no Brexit at all, policymakers will push ahead with what’s needed in order to make a reality of the slogan “a reformed Britain in a reformed Europe”. Possible but not all that plausible, given that it would require breaking up the euro, more autonomy for individual countries to intervene in the running of their economies, and a simultaneous philosophical U-turn in the big member states. |
| Much more likely is that the pressure for change will dissipate and the real grievances of those who voted for Brexit will be quietly forgotten. The softer the Brexit, the more convinced the EU will be that it has been doing the right thing all along. Britain will not go up in flames, but there will still be consequences. Leave voters will feel they have been victims of an establishment stitch-up. The anger will not go away and will eventually resurface. | Much more likely is that the pressure for change will dissipate and the real grievances of those who voted for Brexit will be quietly forgotten. The softer the Brexit, the more convinced the EU will be that it has been doing the right thing all along. Britain will not go up in flames, but there will still be consequences. Leave voters will feel they have been victims of an establishment stitch-up. The anger will not go away and will eventually resurface. |
| Only a rupture with the EU will alter the failed status quo | Larry Elliott | Only a rupture with the EU will alter the failed status quo | Larry Elliott |
| Good morning and welcome to the politics live blog as well follow the twists and turns of UK politics. | Good morning and welcome to the politics live blog as well follow the twists and turns of UK politics. |
| Well, she may have survived the no-confidence vote yesterday, but Theresa May is by no means out of the woods. The PM has to present a new (“Plan B”) Brexit deal by Monday. | Well, she may have survived the no-confidence vote yesterday, but Theresa May is by no means out of the woods. The PM has to present a new (“Plan B”) Brexit deal by Monday. |
| Yesterday, the beleaguered prime minister suggested she was keen to pursue a more collaborative approach to Brexit, saying “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.” | Yesterday, the beleaguered prime minister suggested she was keen to pursue a more collaborative approach to Brexit, saying “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.” |
| This invitation has had a somewhat mixed reaction. Jeremy Corbyn has said he will not meet with her to discuss a new Brexit deal until she agrees to remove the threat of a no-deal Brexit, a request May has refused. | This invitation has had a somewhat mixed reaction. Jeremy Corbyn has said he will not meet with her to discuss a new Brexit deal until she agrees to remove the threat of a no-deal Brexit, a request May has refused. |
| The Scottish National party’s leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, met May last night, as did Plaid Cymru leader Liz Saville Roberts. The Liberal Democrat leader, Vince Cable, also accepted her invitation and Greens MP Caroline Lucas is due to meet with May at 9am this morning. | The Scottish National party’s leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, met May last night, as did Plaid Cymru leader Liz Saville Roberts. The Liberal Democrat leader, Vince Cable, also accepted her invitation and Greens MP Caroline Lucas is due to meet with May at 9am this morning. |
| We will be bringing you all the news and analysis as the day’s events unfold. If you’ve got a question, comment, or the answer to this Brexit stalemate, please get in touch via email (kate.lyons@theguardian.com) or on Twitter (@mskatelyons). | We will be bringing you all the news and analysis as the day’s events unfold. If you’ve got a question, comment, or the answer to this Brexit stalemate, please get in touch via email (kate.lyons@theguardian.com) or on Twitter (@mskatelyons). |
| Thanks for reading. Off we go! | Thanks for reading. Off we go! |