Theresa May: Parliament risks no-deal Brexit if it does not vote for withdrawal agreement
Prime Minister Theresa May today said if parliament does not vote for her deal next Tuesday it either risked a no-deal Brexit or no Brexit at all.
She said the agreement she negotiated with the EU was “a good deal and one that delivers on the referendum.”
She said she understood there were concerns from MPs in Parliament over the backstop, a failsafe that would prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
"I recognise there are concerns from colleagues over the role of parliament and the sovereignty of the UK in relation to that issue," she told the BBC.
She said MPs may have a role to play on deciding whether the UK would enter the backstop or extend a possible transition period – but she gave few details.
May also took aim at those in Parliament that she said were trying to “frustrate Brexit”.
"There are those who just want to frustrate Brexit and overturn the vote of the British people. That's not right," she said.
She also ruled out a second referendum, arguing that those who were calling for one were doing so in the hopes that Brexit could be stopped.
Those calling for a second referendum "want that because they hope there is going to be a different answer – I don't think that's right," she said.