Britain's May pleads for support, says Brexit deal is nearing completion

British Prime Minister Theresa May was seeking Monday to quell a growing rebellion against her plans at Brexit, calling on lawmakers to support her and saying that a divorce agreement with the European Union was 95% concluded.

May's office said it planned to inform the House of Commons that "the vast majority" of the issues are settled, including the status of Gibraltar, the British territory located at the end of the Iberian Peninsula.

The prime minister has also appealed directly to voters with an article in the tabloid The Sun, saying that "the very last stages of the discussions will be the most difficult", insisting however that "the finish line is close ".

But May faces the dissent of his political opponents – and, more worryingly, his own Conservative party – about his separation plan and his future dealings with the bloc.

Rumors have risen since she suggested that Britain could remain tied to EU rules for two years or more during a transitional period after she left on March 29th.

London and Brussels state that the main obstacle to an amicable divorce is to find a way to avoid customs posts and other barriers at the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland , a country of the United Kingdom.

Both parties agree that there must be no hard borders that can disrupt businesses and residents on both sides and undermine the hard-won peace process of Northern Ireland. But everyone rejected the solution from the other side.

An inconclusive summit of the EU last week ended without a breakthrough in the border stalemate. Britain and the European Union said they hoped to reach an agreement this autumn so that the parliaments concerned could approve it before Brexit.

But May's room for maneuver is limited by pressure from pro-Brexit conservatives and the North Irish ally of her government, the Democratic Unionist Party, who oppose any further compromises with the government. ; EU.

It is also opposed by pro-European legislators who want to maintain close ties with the bloc after Brexit.

In the midst of a leadership debate, May's critics became increasingly excessive. In the weekend newspapers, the Prime Minister entered the "killing zone" and faced a metaphorical stab.

Conservative legislator Sarah Woollaston tweeted to condemn the "troubling and violent language" used by some of her colleagues.

Conservative lawmaker Grant Shapps said the coming week would be dangerous for May, while pro-Brexit Conservatives were wondering if he should try to oust him.

"It's pretty high on the scale" of risk, Shapps told the BBC. "But it operates at the higher end of this scale almost every day of its life and, remarkably, goes to the other end."

With the Brexit countdown, fears are growing that Britain could come out of the bloc without an agreement, which could create chaos at the borders and in the European and British economies.

The Confederation of British Industries has announced that a majority of UK companies are about to implement their emergency plans for the Brexit by Christmas, measures that could include the removal of jobs, supply chain adjustment outside the UK, product storage and the transfer of production and services abroad.