{"id":17802,"date":"2019-04-11T16:25:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T15:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=17802"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:56:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T12:56:51","slug":"halloween-brexit-resolution-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=17802","title":{"rendered":"\u00e2\u20ac\u0098Halloween Brexit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The prime minister has insisted that if MPs can agree a way forward Brexit<\/a> can still be delivered before the end of May, after EU leaders agreed to a six month extension of the process.<\/p>\n

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Both Labour and Unite have said cross-party agreement can only occur if the Theresa May drops her red lines, including by agreeing to join a customs union with the EU \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the only solution that stands any chance of uniting a majority of MPs.<\/p>\n

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Brexit day has now been tabled for 31 October \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Halloween \u00e2\u20ac\u201c with the option of being brought forward if an agreement is reached in parliament, after May travelled to an EU summit in Brussels yesterday (10 April).<\/p>\n

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Speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon, May stressed that talks between the government and Labour are vital to ending the impasse and urged MPs to use the Easter recess next week \u00e2\u20ac\u015bto reflect on the decisions that will have be made swiftly on our return\u00e2\u20ac\u0165.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bI profoundly believe that in this unique situation where the house is deadlocked, it is incumbent on both front benches to seek to work together to deliver what the British people voted for,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 May said.<\/p>\n

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Noting that it could still be possible for the UK to avoid EU parliament elections by securing a deal before 22 May, the prime minister added, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bReaching an agreement will not be easy, because to be successful it will require both sides to make compromises.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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Responding to May\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s statement, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the prime minister had only herself to blame for the Brexit impasse.<\/p>\n

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Corbyn said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe second extension in the space of a fortnight represents not only a diplomatic failure but is another milestone in the government’s mishandling of the entire Brexit process.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe prime minister has stuck rigidly to a flawed plan and now the clock has run down, leaving Britain in limbo and adding to the deep uncertainty of business, workers and people all across this country.”<\/p>\n

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Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner also pointed to the \u00e2\u20ac\u015bcalamitous damage<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 already done to large swathes of Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s industries by the prime minister\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s refusal to deviate from her failed Brexit strategy.<\/p>\n

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Turner added that it was time for Theresa May to \u00e2\u20ac\u015bstop her economic vandalism\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 by agreeing to a \u00e2\u20ac\u015bnew customs arrangement with the EU\u00e2\u20ac\u0165.<\/p>\n

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Unite is monitoring the industrial impact of Brexit and is surveying reps to gain a clearer picture of how Brexit is unfolding in all sectors.<\/p>\n

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Let the union\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dedicated Brexit team know what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening in your workplace here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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