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British Prime Minister Theresa May is standing at the door of 10 Downing Street in London on October 24, 2018, in Britain. REUTERS / Henry Nicholls
(Reuters) – British ministers have drafted a "plan B" for an uncompromising Brexit in case Parliament rejects Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to leave the European Union, The Sun newspaper reported on Friday.
The anonymous pro-Brexit ministers informed May of their alternative project, the newspaper reported, without citing sources.
Ministers proposed to Britain to continue paying membership fees to the European Union until 2021 and to abide by the rules of the bloc in order to avoid a cliff exit when he left in March 2019, added the Sun.
The country could then negotiate with Brussels as a "third country" for two years, which will facilitate the conclusion of a new free trade agreement and avoid paying the entire divorce bill of 38 billion pounds. ($ 49 billion)
As negotiations with Brussels enter their difficult final phase, May's approach is under fire from critics of the Brexit debate.
Many politicians are unhappy with its compromise plans to maintain free trade in goods with the EU, which they say will leave Britain under the control of decisions made in Brussels without any contribution.
If an agreement is rejected by parliament, the country could be plunged into an uncertain future: abruptly leaving without agreement, the collapse of May's government, an election or, as some opponents of Brexit hope, a new referendum.
When May received the alternative proposal, she told the ministers that their plan "was not needed yet," but he was greeted with a "surprisingly warm response" from Finance Minister Philip Hammond. said the Sun.
($ 1 = 0.7707 pounds)
Report by Rishika Chatterjee in Bengaluru, edited by Rosalba O & # 39; Brien
