Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
    World
    Home / World / Europe

    British PM "plays a blinder" at crucial Brexit meeting, say British media

    Xinhua | Updated: 2018-02-23 22:16
    Share
    Share - WeChat

    LONDON - Details emerged Friday of a crucial meeting of British Prime Minister (PM) Theresa May's most senior front-bench ministers to discuss the government's "final" Brexit strategy, in which May reportedly managed to unite both sides with a consensus.

    May and 11 of her cabinet members spent eight hours in a marathon meeting at Chequers, the official country house of the British prime ministers.

    Away from the limelight of Westminster and Whitehall, the meeting was tasked with seeking a unified approach among the often squabbling cabinet to Brexit ahead of the next round of negotiations with Brussels.

    Although there was no official communique after the meeting, details of the discussion was credited to government sources who attended the meeting.

    The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper, quoted Whitehall sources, saying May had "played a blinder" and managed to keep both warring sides together with a consensus that she will deliver in a keynote speech next week.

    The Telegraph, another British print media, said that the agreement among the 11-strong Cabinet Brexit sub-committee will mean that Britain would be free to navigate its own way after its departure from the European Union (EU) but stick closely to EU standards and rules, and for trade between both sides to be as frictionless as possible.

    The conclusion of the talks at the 16th century manor house in Buckinghamshire will be re-opened for discussion on Tuesday at a meeting of May's full cabinet at 10 Downing Street. Once agreed, it will form May's major speech on Thursday, a major step in outlining the government's final Brexit strategy.

    Meanwhile, the rival Guardian newspaper reported Friday that with May planning to unveil her vision for departure from the EU next Thursday, following the Chequers talks, the PM is facing the prospect of the main opposition posed by the center-left Labour Party, which may sabotage her carefully choreographed process.

    Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn is scheduled to make a keynote speech on Monday, and he may promise to keep Britain inside a version of the customs union, which political commentators considered a major shift in Corbyn's approach to Brexit.

    Two prominent pro-EU Conservative Members of Parliament, Anna Soubry and Ken Clarke, are leading a move to keep Britain in the customs union in the EU in the same terms as existed before exit day.

    The Guardian reported Corbyn's speech could pave the way for the Labour to inflict a House-of-Commons defeat on the government, by backing the rebel move by Soubry and Clarke, to keep Britain in a customs union.

    May has insisted that Britain leave the European single market and the customs union, but accepted that she must abide by their rules in a post-Brexit transition period of around two years.

    However, EU rules insist that access to the single market and customs union means following key principles of membership of the bloc, including free movement of all EU citizens.

    Most Viewed in 24 Hours
    Top
    BACK TO THE TOP
    English
    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
    无码国产精品一区二区免费模式 | 日韩欧美一区二区三区中文精品| 最近2019中文字幕电影1| 无码AV片在线观看免费| 中文字幕日韩精品有码视频| 人妻无码人妻有码中文字幕| 国产拍拍拍无码视频免费| 最新无码A∨在线观看| 韩国三级中文字幕hd久久精品 | 亚洲成a人无码av波多野按摩| 亚洲AV无码一区二区三区系列| 中文字幕一区一区三区| 中文字幕亚洲码在线| 国模无码一区二区三区不卡| 无码一区二区三区在线观看| 久久无码AV一区二区三区| 最近中文字幕国语免费完整| 欧美乱人伦人妻中文字幕| 中文无码字慕在线观看| 亚洲AV无码乱码精品国产| 97久久精品无码一区二区| 国产乱人无码伦av在线a| 精品无码一区二区三区爱欲 | 亚洲色无码专区在线观看| √天堂中文www官网在线| 天堂资源在线最新版天堂中文| 日韩欧群交P片内射中文| 在线天堂中文WWW官网| 亚洲Av无码乱码在线播放| 无码欧精品亚洲日韩一区夜夜嗨| 国产自无码视频在线观看| 久久久精品无码专区不卡 | 亚洲男人第一无码aⅴ网站| 亚洲av无码专区在线观看素人| 国产亚洲精品无码专区| HEYZO无码综合国产精品227| 67194成l人在线观看线路无码| 国产精品无码国模私拍视频 | 西西4444www大胆无码| 中文无码熟妇人妻AV在线| 亚洲精品一级无码鲁丝片|