THE European Union may review the draft Brexit deal, it has been suggested.There was speculation about a possible alteration to the deal after Tory Brexiteer Owen Paterson was seen carrying an email from a senior EU negotiator.The email, which was captured by photographers outside Number 10 yesterday, was from senior EU negotiator Sabine Wey and to Mr Paterson.The message apparently approved of some Tory Brexiteers' suggestions about the border. The group, including five Tory ministers, want a change in the draft text to include the possibility of new technology or a free trade deal as alternative solutions to the border issue.Mr Paterson, a former secretary of state, was among a delegation of Brexiteers who met Prime Minister Theresa May in Downing Street yesterday.The group is concerned that the north will be treated differently than Britain under the terms of the withdrawal agreement and are opposed to the planned backstop which will effectively keep the north within the EU's … [Read more...] about European Union ‘may review draft Brexit deal’
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Corbyn: Labour Will Stop Britain Fully Leaving European Union on WTO Brexit Terms
LONDON (AP) – British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says his party will try to stop Britain leaving the European Union without an agreement if Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal is rejected by Parliament. Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, said in a speech to the Confederation of British Industry that “neither the Cabinet nor Parliament would endorse such an extreme and frankly dangerous course.”He said “Labour will not countenance a no-deal Brexit,” which could cause upheaval for businesses and people. But it is unclear what would happen if Parliament rejected the deal when it is put to a vote, likely next month. Corbyn said the proposed agreement is “a botched, worst-of-all-worlds deal which is bad for Britain.” Labour is calling for Britain to stay in a customs union with the EU and to have a “strong” relationship with the bloc’s single market. Critics say that’s a vague and unachievable goal. … [Read more...] about Corbyn: Labour Will Stop Britain Fully Leaving European Union on WTO Brexit Terms
The Brexit breakthrough: Theresa May’s Cabinet back historic divorce deal from European Union
British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Cabinet has backed a draft Brexit deal with the European Union after an "impassioned" debate.May emerged from a marathon five-hour Cabinet meeting to say agreement had been reached.She said: "This is a decisive step which allows us to move on and finalize the deal in the days ahead. I firmly believe with my head and my heart that this is in the best interests of our entire United Kingdom."Having cleared the all-important hurdle May will now have to confront anger and dissent among pro-Brexit MPs. The Brexit-backers are furious about a draft divorce deal with the European Union, which they say will leave Britain bound by EU rules and some have hinted they plan to challenge her leadership.Pro-Brexit Conservative Conor Burns told Sky News that "there comes a point where if the PM is insistent that she will not change the policy, then the only way to change the policy is to change the personnel."Earlier in the day May claimed that a draft divorce … [Read more...] about The Brexit breakthrough: Theresa May’s Cabinet back historic divorce deal from European Union
Germany’s Merkel calls for a European Union military
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Tuesday for an integrated European Union military, recalling the lessons of the First World War and the divisions that led to the conflict. "We should work on a vision of one day establishing a real European army," Merkel told the European Parliament during a keynote speech in which she consciously echoed a phrase used by French President Emmanuel Macron last week. Macron's call, which reflects a broad trend of EU thinking but is not universally accepted, irritated U.S. President Donald Trump. (Reporting by Richard Lough, editing by Alastair Macdonald) … [Read more...] about Germany’s Merkel calls for a European Union military
Victor Davis Hanson: Macron Wants ‘European Union Army,’ Can’t Make NATO Payments
Victor Davis Hanson told Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow on Monday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily that French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal for a European Union army is “absurd,” noting France’s failure to meet its financial commitments to NATO. Hanson reflected on Macron’s Sunday remarks at the centennial commemoration of World War I’s armistice in Paris, France, where the French leader said, “Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism: Nationalism is treason.”Hanson said, “I was kind of shocked, because here the host was taking the occasion to pose as Europe’s next leader by basically attacking not only Eastern European leaders, but Trump with his nationalist point, and then framing a hyper-fascist nationalist like Petain, who not only, you could argue about his behavior in World War I, good and bad, but he was the leader of French fascist nationalism in World War II, and yet … [Read more...] about Victor Davis Hanson: Macron Wants ‘European Union Army,’ Can’t Make NATO Payments