Parliament won't accept no-deal Brexit says Rudd

Amber Rudd has rejoined the cabinet.Amber Rudd has rejoined the cabinet.
Amber Rudd has rejoined the cabinet.
Parliament will not accept a no-deal Brexit, Cabinet minister Amber Rudd has said.

And Ms Rudd warned Brexit may not go ahead if MPs reject Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement in a House of Commons vote expected next month.

The newly-appointed work and pensions secretary was speaking as Mrs May came under pressure from Tory Brexiteers to secure further concessions from the EU.

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In the Commons, Mrs May warned that rejecting her deal could mean there would be no Brexit at all.

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Ms Rudd told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It is my view that the House of Commons will stop no deal.

“There isn’t a majority in the House of Commons to allow that to take place.”

The minister, a former Remain campaigner who replaced Leave-backing Esther McVey in the Cabinet following her resignation last week, added: “If it doesn’t get through, anything could happen.

“The Brexiteers may lose their Brexit.”

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Ms Rudd made clear she expected MPs to rally behind Mrs May’s proposals, telling Today: “I don’t think we are looking at another referendum.

“I think people will take a careful look over the abyss – MPs of all parties.”

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