May under pressure on Brexit ahead of key business meeting
Labour's Shadow Brexit Secretary has accused Theresa May of lacking the authority to deliver a Brexit transitional deal as she prepares to meet business leaders from Europe.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer says that the Government's EU Withdrawal Bill - which returns to the Commons on Tuesday for debate - is incompatible with her own policy towards transitional arrangements.
He adds that she does not have the authority within her party to amend the Bill because of extreme Brexiteers in her cabinet and on the Tory backbenches.
The warning comes as Labour reveals fourteen Conservative MPs, including senior Cabinet ministers, have provided contradictory statements about the Prime Minister's own policy towards transitional arrangements.
On Tuesday, Labour will trigger a vote in the House of Commons on
its own amendments to the Bill that will allow for a time-limited
transitional deal on the same basic terms as we currently have - that
means in the single market and a customs union.
Ahead of tomorrow's debate Mrs May will be discussing the future of UK-EU trade post-Brexit in a meeting today with business leaders from Europe.
Mrs May will attempt to win support from European businesses for her goal of moving the negotiations on to trade talks.
Ahead of tomorrow's debate Mrs May will be discussing the future of UK-EU trade post-Brexit in a meeting today with business leaders from Europe.
Mrs May will attempt to win support from European businesses for her goal of moving the negotiations on to trade talks.
During the event, which the Confederation of British Industry has
helped organise, Mrs May will set out her vision of a "bold and deep
economic partnership" between the UK and EU after the country leaves the
bloc.
Groups represented include the BDI and BDA from Germany, Medef from France and the EU-wide BusinessEurope.
The Brexit Secretary David Davis and Business Secretary Greg Clark will also attend the Downing Street event.
Groups represented include the BDI and BDA from Germany, Medef from France and the EU-wide BusinessEurope.
The Brexit Secretary David Davis and Business Secretary Greg Clark will also attend the Downing Street event.
CBI director general Carolyn Fairbairn told BBC Radio Four's Today
programme: "This is an important meeting because the urgency that is
shared by businesses across Europe is growing by the day.
"The big message today is around mutual interest."
If the 27 remaining EU members agree next month that sufficient progress has been made on these issues, they will give a green light for negotiations to move on to the questions of trade and transition to a new post-Brexit negotiation.
It comes as the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier said last week that Brexit negotiations have made "progress" - but urgent work is needed on issues including the Irish border, citizens' rights and the country's divorce bill from the EU, officials say.
Mr Barnier indicated that the UK needs to add more detail on its position in relation to these issues within two weeks, before the second phase of negotiations - which will focus on a trade deal - can begin.
"The big message today is around mutual interest."
If the 27 remaining EU members agree next month that sufficient progress has been made on these issues, they will give a green light for negotiations to move on to the questions of trade and transition to a new post-Brexit negotiation.
It comes as the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier said last week that Brexit negotiations have made "progress" - but urgent work is needed on issues including the Irish border, citizens' rights and the country's divorce bill from the EU, officials say.
Mr Barnier indicated that the UK needs to add more detail on its position in relation to these issues within two weeks, before the second phase of negotiations - which will focus on a trade deal - can begin.
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