London, Dec 17: British Prime Minister Theresa May Sunday said she will not allow Brexit to be “derailed” as she claimed that her government had proved doubters wrong by moving negotiations with the European Union (EU) to the next phase.
Writing in UK newspapers Sunday, May said she is determined to get the most “ambitious” deal for Britain as it prepares to leave the 28-member economic bloc by March 2019.
“This is a government that is getting on with the job. We are proving the doubters wrong and we will stick to the task: securing the best possible Brexit and building a Britain fit for the future,” she writes in ‘The Sunday Telegraph’. “Amid all the noise, we are getting on with the job.
In the face of those who want to talk Britain down, we are securing the best and most ambitious Brexit deal for our whole United Kingdom,” she said. She said the talks with the EU would now move to the “exciting part” of discussions on the implementation period for Brexit and the future of trading relationships.
Despite her House of Commons defeat earlier in the week as a result of her own party’s rebellion to vote with the Opposition on giving UK Parliament more say in the final Brexit agreement, May struck a defiant tone in her message.
“And my message today is very clear: we will not be derailed from this fundamental duty to deliver the democratic will of the British people,” she said.
She spelt out her stance ahead of a crunch week for the UK government as the Cabinet prepares to discuss for the first time what the terms of a future deal with the EU should be.
UK Cabinet ministers are due to discuss the UK’s “end state” plans as the Brexit “war cabinet” – a sub-committee of senior ministers chaired by Theresa May – will meet Monday, with a meeting of the full Cabinet scheduled for Tuesday. PTI
