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Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday met with her divided ministers as negotiators strove to secure a divorce agreement with the European Union and worries grew over the risk of "getting married". a Brexit without agreement.
May said on Monday that his government was working "extremely hard" to save an agreement, informing London's financial district officials that the negotiations "are now in the final phase."
A British government source said that an agreement was to be reached Wednesday if one could hope that an extraordinary summit of the EU would be held this month to sign a withdrawal agreement.
May's de facto MP, David Lidington, said on BBC Radio's Today Today that an agreement was not yet "on the go" but that it was "at a touching distance".
An agreement has yet to be reached on "a small number of difficult issues," he added, adding that an agreement before Wednesday was "still possible, but not at all definitive".
May was addressed to London City leaders on Monday, saying his negotiators were working "all night" to make progress on the outstanding issues.
"I will not compromise on what people voted in the referendum, it will not be an agreement at all costs," she added.
However, Brexit-friendly cabinet ministers fear that May is ready to accept EU demands regarding the main stumbling block of the Irish border.
– & # 39; Completely unacceptable & # 39; –
The issue in dispute is how to avoid border controls between British Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, a member of the EU, after the entry into force of Brexit on March 29th.
London suggests that Britain could stay temporarily in accordance with the bloc's trade rules but wishes to reserve the right to go out of the deal.
The EU seems ready to accept that there was a fallback option enshrined in the disengagement agreement in which Northern Ireland would remain in the European single market while the rest Britain would leave.
Ministers face May at Tuesday's meeting, warning that EU demands were "completely unacceptable," according to the Daily Telegraph.
Former Brexit Minister David Davis, today criticizing May's strategy, warned that the government "should be ready to withdraw without agreement".
If we do not reach an agreement on Wednesday, the signing of any agreement could be postponed to the December 13th ordinary EU summit, which will significantly reduce the time that May will be forced to face by a rebel British parliament before the Brexit of March 29th.
In parliament, May will have to satisfy both her party's pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit wings, as well as the DUP party in Northern Ireland that supports her in Westminster.
British officials hope that an EU emergency session could still be held on 4 and 5 December, according to the Sun newspaper.
The agreement aims to finalize Britain's exit bill of about 39 billion euros (45 billion euros, 50 billion dollars).
It must also guarantee the rights of citizens and launch a 21-month transition during which London will follow the EU rules.
British and European negotiators will begin more ambitious negotiations during this transition period on a future commercial and legal relationship.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said her government was working "extremely hard" to save an agreement and Brexit negotiations "are now in the final phase"
