Andrea Leadsom: Brexit without agreement next week would not be so dark | Policy

A Brexit without agreement at the end of next week would be "not as sinister," as many believe, said one of Theresa May's key ministers, the government and the Labor Party having said that negotiations between parties to resolve the situation remained in stalemate. .

House of Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said the preparations would mitigate many of the adverse effects of the non-agreement. She also said that the idea of ​​a prolongation of the leave sufficiently long to force the United Kingdom to hold European elections was "absolutely unacceptable".

His comments were expressed as May used a video statement to express his hopes for ongoing Brexit-Brexit negotiations, saying the "compromise on both sides" could still provide a solution.

There are currently very few signs indicating that May will visit the European Council 's emergency summit next week with the coherent plan that, according to the EU, will be needed to grant the UK a deadline. extra for the Brexit, which should take place on Friday.

At the end of last week, the Labor Party said the May talks with Jeremy Corbyn and his team had come very late, with the Prime Minister not seeming to be willing to compromise on his red Brexit lines, including on Labor's key demand for post-Brexit customs. union with the EU.

The secretary of phantom affairs, Rebecca Long-Bailey, who was part of the Labor delegation, said Sunday that although the atmosphere of the talks had been "pretty positive and hopeful", few results have been obtained.

"The sad thing is that for the moment we have not seen any real change in the agreement, but we hope it will change in the next few days and we are ready to continue negotiations as we know, "she told The Andrew Marr Show of BBC One.

"But we are currently waiting for the government to come back to tell us if it is ready to act on their red lines."

Speaking later of the same show, Leadsom said that it was incumbent on the Labor union to agree to the customs' "agreement" from the triple agreement rejected in May and that she and the others members of May's Brexiter ministerial team could not accept a full customs union. .

"There are different types of arrangements, and those discussions are still going on," Leadsom said, calling May's current customs plan "excellent proposal".

When asked if May could accept a full customs union, Leadsom replied no. "My expectation – and I'm not part of the discussions – is that the prime minister is only trying to agree on the elements that still make up Brexit."

Rumors are circulating that MEPs could force a vote to completely revoke Article 50 if the EU rejects another delay on Brexit this week and that a departure without agreement looms on Friday. Leadsom said that she would never accept that and that no agreement would be manageable.

"It's not as grim as many would advocate," she said. "The public service has done a remarkable job in ensuring that problems are minimized. I am not a defender of the lack of agreement, but it would not be as serious as many like to think. "

In her Sunday social media video, filmed during her retirement in the Checkers campaign, May conceded that her own Brexit deal seemed doomed to failure because it had been rejected three times by MPs . "For now, I can not see them accept, as things stand," she said.

Given this, May said that she was talking with the unions – despite disagreements in many other areas. "Can we find a solution that allows for a good agreement and an agreement reached by Parliament?", She said.

"It's a compromise on both sides, but I think the realization of Brexit is the most important thing for us."

In the negotiations, if the unions and the government can not agree on a consensus, MEPs could be asked to vote on various options as this choice is considered binding.

Long-Bailey however explained that Labor still had no idea how this could happen: "We have not really discussed the next step and the government has not yet confirmed whether he wanted to take this approach or look closely at the situation. more flexible approaches. "

In deadlock, the schedule for the deadline for Friday at Brexit is tightening a lot, the time seems too short to allow a process of indicative vote of MPs sanctioned by the government before the month of May in Brussels Wednesday afternoon.

On the contrary, Mai could travel obliged by Parliament to request an extension of Article 50 longer than the new date she had requested on 30 June and which the EU had previously refused.

A draft law led by Labor MP Yvette Cooper, forcing May to avoid a departure without agreement, is expected to be completed Monday by the Lords and then get Royal Assent on the same day.