Acknowledging frustration, Britain's May calls on parliament to deliver Brexit

 

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for a news conference with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Strasbourg, France March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May acknowledged on Thursday there was "huge frustration" that she had to request a second delay to Brexit from the European Union, urging parliament to finally support her Brexit deal.

 

"I know that there is huge frustration from many people that I had to request this extension. The UK should have left the EU by now and I sincerely regret the fact that I have not yet been able to persuade parliament to approve the deal," she told a news conference.

 

"But the choices we now face are stark and the timetable is clear. So we must now press on at pace with our efforts to reach consensus on a deal that is in the national interest," she said, adding that she would not pretend that the next few weeks "will be easy or there is a simple way to break the deadlock in parliament".

 

(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-04-11

May is the problem, an ardent remoaner.

2 minutes ago, Tilacme said:

May is the problem, an ardent remoaner.

Not just may.  Also our elected 'representatives'....

This, to remind you all, is the same Theresa May who fought tooth and nail to run Brexit by executive order.

 

Having done begging the EU, she’s now begging Parliament.

 

All to avoid asking the electorate if the deal she has is acceptable to the people who will have to live with it.

 

 

 

5 minutes ago, dick dasterdly said:

Not just may.  Also our elected 'representatives'....

The ‘elected representatives’ are elected to represent all of the UK, Leave and Remain supporters alike.

I know it has been said before,,, but is it worth us Brexiteers gathering to protest over the UK Government stance? Leave means leave; after all! 

 

What about Pattaya, on the beach opposite soi 6, at 5/6 in the evening, sometime soon? A batch of those 'anonymous' masks could be available, and after our speeches and chanting, we could march up soi 6, gathering support as we go.

 

I'm near Nong Khai, but would be only too willing to make the journey south, to support the Brexiteer gang/crew/group/team.

 

I would leave the wife at home for this escapade. She don't understand UK politics.

Edited April 11, 20197 yr by owl sees all

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The ‘elected representatives’ are elected to represent all of the UK, Leave and Remain supporters alike.

Oh right you are, then why are they not representing leavers, they are prefering the remainers and not the ones that won the EU referendum. Do you smell a rat?

 

2 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

I know it has been said before,,, but is it worth us Brexiteers gathering to protest over the UK Government stance? Leave means leave; after all! 

 

What about Pattaya, on the beach opposite soi 6, at 5/6 in the evening, sometime soon? A batch of those 'anonymous' masks could be available, and after own speeches and chanting, we could march up soi 6, gathering support as we go.

 

I'm near Nong Khai, but would be only too willing to make the journey south, to support the Brexiteers gang/crew/group.

There’s a good chance you could muster a bigger pro-Brexit crowd than the combined pitiful showing on Farage’s ‘Jarrow march’ and the pro-Brexit demonstrations in London.

 

At least your suggested venue gives the possibility of a happy ending for the Brexiteers who attend.

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

There’s a good chance you could muster a bigger pro-Brexit crowd than the combined pitiful showing on Farage’s ‘Jarrow march’ and the pro-Brexit demonstrations in London.

 

At least your suggested venue gives the possibility of a happy ending for the Brexiteers who attend.

Voting is democratic, mob rule is anarchy.

3 minutes ago, vogie said:

Oh right you are, then why are they not representing leavers, they are prefering the remainers and not the ones that won the EU referendum. Do you smell a rat?

 

I understand your frustration.

 

Perhaps you should have asked how are the Brexit promises possible if there isn’t a plan?!

 

Brexit has wound up exactly where ‘Project Fear’ predicted it would - and take note, the EU are not begging the UK.

15 minutes ago, vogie said:

Voting is democratic, mob rule is anarchy.

Overriding parliamentary democracy and the democratic process by means of a referendum is pure ‘mob rule’.

 

The Brexiteer chant, which you have taken part in:  

 

17.4 million people.

 

There are a tad more than 17.4 million British Citizens in the UK.

 

 

Let’s have less of your ‘mob rule’ accusations.

Edited April 11, 20197 yr by Chomper Higgot

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I understand your frustration.

 

Perhaps you should have asked how are the Brexit promises possible if there isn’t a plan?!

 

Brexit has wound up exactly where ‘Project Fear’ predicted it would - and take note, the EU are not begging the UK.

Looking at the remainer politicians in parliament, if they had a plan, do you think they would know which way round it went?

6 minutes ago, vogie said:

Looking at the remainer politicians in parliament, if they had a plan, do you think they would know which way round it went?

It’s always somebody else’s fault.

 

Try looking at the Leave leaders and ask why they never stepped forward to replace the weakest PM in living memory.

 

Fact: The Tory party leadership is decided by the party, not by Tory MPs.

 

Johnson, Rees Mogg , Gove - skulking in the shadows with nothing to offer, happy to let TM take the fall on a Brexit they know can’t be delivered.

 

[Edit]

 

To be fair, these Brexit carpet baggers did make a big noise about delivering an alternative ‘Plan B’.

 

And then failed to even deliver that.

 

Yes, I do understand your frustration.

 

Edited April 11, 20197 yr by Chomper Higgot

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Overriding parliamentary democracy and the democratic process by means of a referendum is pure ‘mob rule’.

 

The Brexiteer chant, which you have taken part in:  

 

17.4 million people.

 

There are a tad more than 17.4 million British Citizens in the UK.

 

 

Let’s have lass of your ‘mob rule’ accusations.

The 17.4 are the people that voted, they were a majority. They were asked a question by the government, they responded by telling the government that they wished to leave the EU. Most of parliament agreed to honour the referendum decision, now some of them have turned turtle and have gone against their initial pledges. Only a remainer would not see the flaw there.

2 minutes ago, vogie said:

The 17.4 are the people that voted, they were a majority. They were asked a question by the government, they responded by telling the government that they wished to leave the EU. Most of parliament agreed to honour the referendum decision, now some of them have turned turtle and have gone against their initial pledges. Only a remainer would not see the flaw there.

That’s Politics and Parliament for you.

 

Theresa May and her government did everything they could do to hide the negotiations and the deal she was making from Parliament.

 

When dragged before Parliament by ‘enemies of the people’ Parliament finds they don’t like anything about the deal (it’s difficult to find anyone who does).

 

So Parliament reject the deal.

 

I do understand your frustration.

I think Mrs.  May will continue to pursue cross-party talks until next month and then, if no positive outcome for her deal, a debate will be held in the commons and a vote on putting the question back to the electorate.   If the commons are in favour of this course of action then the vote/referendum  would, this time, be clearly flagged as binding. 

There would be two choices 1. Vote for Mrs. May's agreement (including the Irish backstop) and leave the EU on first of June, or 2. Revoke article 50 and remain in the EU.  

 

 

 

 

45 minutes ago, Tilacme said:

May is the problem, an ardent remoaner.

It pays to be in the winning team

44 minutes ago, dick dasterdly said:

Not just may.  Also our elected 'representatives'....

and by now over half the country

39 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The ‘elected representatives’ are elected to represent all of the UK, Leave and Remain supporters alike.

Not in the British system, first past the post, no matter how small the margin, wins. Time to modernise with a system of numerical representation for all, it works in other countries.

34 minutes ago, vogie said:

Looking at the remainer politicians in parliament, if they had a plan, do you think they would know which way round it went?

They were elected by the same people who voted in the referendum...

The ‘elected representatives’ are elected to represent all of the UK, Leave and Remain supporters alike.

The ‘elected representatives’ were elected on Leave manifestos, with promises to respect the referendum result. They all voted for Article 50 and the Withdrawal Act.
They won’t be coming back next GE.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

 

"But the choices we now face are stark and the timetable is clear. So we must now press on at pace with our efforts to reach consensus on a deal that is in the national interest," she said, adding that she would not pretend that the next few weeks "will be easy or there is a simple way to break the deadlock in parliament".

 

There is a very simple way to break the deadlock.

 

Resign and call a general election with your brexit deal as your only campaign issue. 

It’s always somebody else’s fault.

True. Theresa May and the lying and cheating Remainer MPs of both parties.

At last May has said  something I've been waiting nearly three years to hear - "So we must now press on at pace with our efforts to reach consensus on a deal that is in the national interest." 

 

Pity it wasn't stated and acted upon before invoking Article 50.

 

 

 

 

 

58 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The ‘elected representatives’ are elected to represent all of the UK, Leave and Remain supporters alike.

The two faced bastards nonetheless signed up to their manifestos and triggered article 50 all the while drawing their salaries ☹️

Edited April 11, 20197 yr by evadgib

1 minute ago, Loiner said:

The ‘elected representatives’ were elected on Leave manifestos, with promises to respect the referendum result. They all voted for Article 50 and the Withdrawal Act.
They won’t be coming back next GE.

Obviously you do not know much about the British electorate, many vote for the party they always vote for or don't bother voting... 

 

Many MP's will becoming back, regardless on where they stood on Brexit.

1 minute ago, evadgib said:

The two faced bastards nonetheless signed up to their manifestos and triggered article 50 all the while drawing their salaries!

I see the Brexit Party Facebook page has added another 600 followers this week.

 

A shocking reminder of the strength of support for Brexit.

11 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I see the Brexit Party Facebook page has added another 600 followers this week.

 

A shocking reminder of the strength of support for Brexit.

Are you some sort of paid stooge?

What exactly do you get out of this?

Serious question as I have no idea why you should be so interested; not least as you're own country (unless you've lied which to me looks likely) is every bit as screwed up as ours.

Edited April 11, 20197 yr by evadgib

6 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

There is a very simple way to break the deadlock.

 

Resign and call a general election with your brexit deal as your only campaign issue. 

Is that not a Referendum by another name???

 

So I stand as a candidate for a new party called "Stuff Brexit" and get elected on a single issue, is that good for the country???

13 minutes ago, Loiner said:

The ‘elected representatives’ were elected on Leave manifestos, with promises to respect the referendum result. They all voted for Article 50 and the Withdrawal Act.
They won’t be coming back next GE.

We hope.....