What Conservative Brexiteers want from Theresa May '“ Steve Baker MP


The postponement of the Commons’ vote is essentially a defeat of the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal.
The terms of the Withdrawal Agreement were so bad that they didn’t dare put it to Parliament for a vote. This isn’t the mark of a stable government or a strong plan.
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Hide AdThe Prime Minister should now go back to Brussels and demand a better deal:
1, get rid of the dreaded backstop or at least seek a right to leave the backstop unilaterally so that our UK Parliament is truly sovereign;
2, reform the political declaration so that it commits us to a free-trade agreement, rather than to “build and improve on the single customs territory”;
3, keep hold of our £39 billion and use it to negotiate a Canada-style trade deal with the EU – something they’ve offered us already
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Hide Ad4, ensure there is no role for the European Court in our affairs.
Parliament should have been allowed to voice its concerns about the proposed Withdrawal Agreement.
Without a clear rejection of the terms by MPs, the Prime Minister has kicked the can down the road and the EU is very unlikely to re-negotiate.