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Briatin's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 24, 2018. REUTERS / Peter Nicholls
(Reuters) – Cabinet ministers have drawn up a 'plan B' for a no-deal Brexit in case parliament votes down Prime Minister Theresa May's proposed plan to leave the European Union, The Sun reported on Friday.
The unnamed pro-Brexit ministers have briefed May on their alternative plan, the newspaper reported here, without citing sources.
The ministers have proposed that Britain continues to pay membership fees to 2021 and follow the bloc's rules to avoid a cliff edge when it leaves in March 2019, the Sun said.
The country would then be able to negotiate with Brussels as a third country for two years, making it easier to agree on a new deal, and avoiding having to pay the full 38 billion pounds divorce bill.
As negotiations with Brussels enter their final stage, May 's approach is under fire from the divisive Brexit debate.
Many politicians are unhappy with her compromised plans to maintain the free trade of goods with the EU, which they say will leave Britain.
If a deal is voted down by parliament, the country could be thrust into an uncertain future: leaving abruptly without a deal, the collapse of May's government, an election, or, some opponents of Brexit hope, a new referendum.
When she was presented with the alternate proposal, she told the ministers that their plan was "not yet needed" but it was greeted with a "surprisingly warm response" from Chancellor Philip Hammond, the Sun said.
Reporting by Rishika Chatterjee in Bengaluru Editing by Rosalba O'Brien
