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'The best Brexit for the UK is to be able to leave in an orderly way'

British Prime Minister Theresa May addressed the parliament before EU Brexit summit. May told the lawmakers that leaving the European Union in an orderly way was in Britain's best interest. She is seeking a further delay to Brexit until June 30.

'The best Brexit for the UK is to be able to leave in an orderly way'

May addressing the UK parliament

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Published : Apr 10, 2019, 8:20 PM IST

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May told lawmakers that leaving the European Union in an "orderly way" was in Britain's best interest.

May addressing the UK parliament

May was answering a question by Conservative MP Craig Tracey in Parliament on Wednesday, who asked her if the best way to honour the party's manifesto was to leave without a deal, under World Trade Organisation rules.

"I believe that a Conservative government will make a success of whatever the situation is with relation to Brexit but I still believe that the best Brexit for the UK is to be able to leave in an orderly way, to be able to leave with a deal," May said.

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May added that her position on a second referendum had not changed but admitted the issue could be revisited by MP's after a deal was reached.

May was answering a question by the leader of the Scottish National Party at Westminster, Ian Blackford, on whether her government had ruled out that option.

Both May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn avoided trading barbs on Brexit, instead keeping their exchanges to domestic issues surrounding the funding of local councils and child poverty.

Both leaders acknowledged the importance of honouring the Good Friday agreement on its 21st anniversary as Brexit has raised issues over the potential return of a hard border to the island of Ireland.

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May was leaving for Brussels shortly after the session in Parliament to attend an emergency European Union summit where she is seeking a further delay to Brexit.

May was pledging for a second extension until June 30, to prevent Britain's scheduled departure from the EU this Friday.

European Council President Donald Tusk has suggested an even longer delay of up to a year, with conditions attached to ensure Britain does not stymie EU decision-making if it remains a member.

May will have a pre-summit meeting in Brussels with Tusk before explaining her delay request to the leaders, who will then discuss their next move.

If they don't grant an extension, Britain leaves the bloc on Friday with no deal regulating the departure, unless it cancels Brexit independently.

A drastic cliff-edge exit would have huge costs to businesses and trade across the English Channel and be very cumbersome to travellers as it would likely hit airports, ports, tariff rules and standard regulations overnight.

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May told lawmakers that leaving the European Union in an "orderly way" was in Britain's best interest.

May addressing the UK parliament

May was answering a question by Conservative MP Craig Tracey in Parliament on Wednesday, who asked her if the best way to honour the party's manifesto was to leave without a deal, under World Trade Organisation rules.

"I believe that a Conservative government will make a success of whatever the situation is with relation to Brexit but I still believe that the best Brexit for the UK is to be able to leave in an orderly way, to be able to leave with a deal," May said.

Also Read: Home evacuations following Southern California brush fire called off

May added that her position on a second referendum had not changed but admitted the issue could be revisited by MP's after a deal was reached.

May was answering a question by the leader of the Scottish National Party at Westminster, Ian Blackford, on whether her government had ruled out that option.

Both May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn avoided trading barbs on Brexit, instead keeping their exchanges to domestic issues surrounding the funding of local councils and child poverty.

Both leaders acknowledged the importance of honouring the Good Friday agreement on its 21st anniversary as Brexit has raised issues over the potential return of a hard border to the island of Ireland.

Also Read: Surveillance camera catches US train derailment

May was leaving for Brussels shortly after the session in Parliament to attend an emergency European Union summit where she is seeking a further delay to Brexit.

May was pledging for a second extension until June 30, to prevent Britain's scheduled departure from the EU this Friday.

European Council President Donald Tusk has suggested an even longer delay of up to a year, with conditions attached to ensure Britain does not stymie EU decision-making if it remains a member.

May will have a pre-summit meeting in Brussels with Tusk before explaining her delay request to the leaders, who will then discuss their next move.

If they don't grant an extension, Britain leaves the bloc on Friday with no deal regulating the departure, unless it cancels Brexit independently.

A drastic cliff-edge exit would have huge costs to businesses and trade across the English Channel and be very cumbersome to travellers as it would likely hit airports, ports, tariff rules and standard regulations overnight.

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London - 10 April 2019
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) Craig Tracey, Conservative MP:
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"Thank you Mr. Speaker. And I fully agree with the prime minister when she's repeatedly said that we need to both honour the results of the referendum and our manifesto commitments which mean leaving the customs union and single market. So does my right honourable friend agree with me, that if the best way to do that is rather than deliver a diluted a deal which is unrecognizable to many of the voters who voted to leave, is to go under WTO (World Trade Organization) rules. We should grab that opportunity and believe in the ability of the British people and a Conservative government to make a success of it?"
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Theresa May, British Prime Minister:
++SOUNDBITE INCLUDES VARIOUS ANGLES++
"Well can I agree with my honourable friend that I believe that a Conservative government will make a success of whatever the situation is in relation to Brexit. But I still believe that actually the best Brexit for the UK is to be able to leave in an orderly way, to be able to leave with a deal. And I do want to ensure that that Brexit does indeed honour the result of the referendum. There are members of this House who don't want to honour the result of the referendum. I do."
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition:
++SOUNDBITE INCLUDES VARIOUS ANGLES++
"Today Mr Speaker marks the 21st anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, a defining moment in Irish history which allowed peace to prevail. It was a great achievement and I pay tribute to the work done by the Labour government at that time as well as those on all sides of Ireland, north and south, and of this House in achieving the crucial breakthrough in the peace process which we have to ensure maintains. And as we continue to find discussions on a compromise over the Brexit deal that could shape our future economic relationship with Europe, protecting jobs, rights and our economy, we shouldn't forget communities across this country that have been abandoned by this government in the here and now."
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Theresa May, British Prime Minister:
++SOUNDBITE INCLUDES VARIOUS ANGLES++
"Can I first of all say to the right honourable gentleman that he's right to reference the 21st anniversary of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement which was indeed an important moment in Northern Irish history and which has led to the peace that we have seen subsequently. And can I say, can I welcome the actions that were taken by politicians of all parties in this House and elsewhere to ensure that that peace was possible and that agreement was was possible as well."
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ian Blackford, leader of the Scottish National Party at Westminster:
++SOUNDBITE INCLUDES VARIOUS ANGLES++
"Thank you Mr Speaker today as we know is the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, a peace accord that not only ended violence in Northern Ireland but brought stability for all of us living in the United Kingdom. Mr Speaker, Brexit threatens to undermine that, to drag us out of the most successful peace project in history: the European Union. What a tragedy. Mr Speaker, it is now one week since talks began between the Tory government and the Labour Party. I want to ask the prime minister, at any point during these talks has a second referendum been offered on the government side of the negotiating table? Yes or no, Prime Minister?"
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Theresa May, British Prime Minister:
++SOUNDBITE INCLUDES VARIOUS ANGLES++
"My position on a second referendum, the government's position has not changed. The House has rejected a second referendum two times. Now when we come to a deal we will have to ensure that legislation goes through this House, of course it may be that there are those in this House that wishes wish to press that issue as that as the legislation goes through, but my position on this has not changed."
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ian Blackford, leader of the Scottish National Party at Westminster:
++SOUNDBITE INCLUDES VARIOUS ANGLES++
"Well it was a very simple question, Mr. Speaker. Has a referendum been offered, yes or no? Mr. Speaker, people can't have faith in a backroom deal cooked up by two leaders who don't possess the ingredients to hold their parties together, never mind hold these islands together. Scotland won't be forced to accept what these two Brexit parties are preparing to serve up. There is no such good thing as a good Brexit. There is no such thing as a good Tory Labour Brexit deal. The Prime Minister must recognise the difference between what she believes is duty but what the rest of us see as delusion. In her final days as prime minister, will she accept the EU offer of a long extension, accept that she has run out of road and accept that the only choice now, is to put this back to the people."
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Theresa May, British Prime Minister:
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"As I've said I made my position clear on that. Can I just say to the right honourable gentleman that I think it is a little difficult for many of us in this House to hear him week after week stand up and say that the UK should stay within the, in the European Union when Scottish independence would have meant taking Scotland out of the European Union."
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Henry Smith, Conservative MP:
++SOUNDBITE INCLUDES VARIOUS ANGLES++
"Mr Speaker, if the Prime Minister is seeking a year-long extension to Brexit does she not recognise that that of course would cost over a billion pounds a month to the British taxpayer in subscriptions to the EU, and does she not agree that that funding would be better spent on tackling crime, funding schools and even tax cuts for my constituents and constituents up and down the country?"
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Theresa May, British Prime Minister:
++SOUNDBITE INCLUDES VARIOUS ANGLES++
"Can I say to my honourable friend, I'm pressing the case for the date the extension that I wrote to (European Council President) Donald Tusk about last week that in fact was endorsed by the Parliament last night, but can I also say to my honourable friend that I think it is important...we could actually have been outside the European Union by now if we manage to get the deal through and I'm continuing to work to ensure that we can deliver Brexit and can do that in a way that works for people across this country."
11. Wide of House of Commons
STORYLINE:
British Prime Minister Theresa May told lawmakers that leaving the European Union in an "orderly way" was in Britain's best interest.
May was answering a question by Conservative MP Craig Tracey in Parliament on Wednesday, who asked her if the best way to honour the party's manifesto was to leave without a deal, under World Trade Organisation rules.
"I believe that a Conservative government will make a success of whatever the situation is with relation to Brexit but I still believe that the best Brexit for the UK is to be able to leave in an orderly way, to be able to leave with a deal," May said.
May added that her position on a second referendum had not changed but admitted the issue could be revisited by MP's after a deal was reached.
May was answering a question by the leader of the Scottish National Party at Westminster, Ian Blackford, on whether her government had ruled out that option.
Both May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn avoided trading barbs on Brexit, instead keeping their exchanges to domestic issues surrounding the funding of local councils and child poverty.
Both leaders acknowledged the importance of honouring the Good Friday agreement on its 21st anniversary as Brexit has raised issues over the potential return of a hard border to the island of Ireland.
May was leaving for Brussels shortly after the session in Parliament to attend an emergency European Union summit where she is seeking a further delay to Brexit.
May was pledging for a second extension until June 30, to prevent Britain's scheduled departure from the EU this Friday.
European Council President Donald Tusk has suggested an even longer delay of up to a year, with conditions attached to ensure Britain does not stymie EU decision-making if it remains a member.
May will have a pre-summit meeting in Brussels with Tusk before explaining her delay request to the leaders, who will then discuss their next move.
If they don't grant an extension, Britain leaves the bloc on Friday with no deal regulating the departure, unless it cancels Brexit independently.
A drastic cliff-edge exit would have huge costs to businesses and trade across the English Channel and be very cumbersome to travellers as it would likely hit airports, ports, tariff rules and standard regulations overnight.
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