The bombshell advice threatens to destroy any hope the government had of getting the deal - reworked after a dramatic last-minute trip to France yesterday - approved in a tense vote tonight. Another rejection will have uncertain consequences, for Brexit, Mrs May and her government.
Mrs May appeared to have won important concessions during her Strasbourg - but it is unclear if rebels in her own party will be convinced enough toLate last night it emerged Mrs May’s own legal adviser warned the deal could mean the UK stayed trapped in the EU permanently. But he concluded that if negotiations on a future trade deal break down due to “intractable differences”, there was still no way for Britain to end the backstop agreement and quit the European customs union.“The Attorney-General has confirmed that there have been no significant changes to the withdrawal agreement despite the legal documents that were agreed last night,” Starmer said in a statement.Frantic lobbying remains underway in the British capital as the clock ticks closer to the vote.
The backstop keeps the UK in a customs union with the EU until a permanent trading relationship is in place. This avoids the need for a hard border between Ireland, which is still part of the EU, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK. “If they do it can be challenged with arbitration and if they are found to be in breach, the UK can suspend the backstop,” Ms May said.
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