The UK PM’s spokesman, James Slack, was out with some comments in the last hour, saying that Theresa May told has decided to speak first in the Brexit debate to set out government support for Brady Amendment.
Additional quotes:
“¢ PM told cabinet that Brady Amendment has a number of advantages.
“¢ PM made it clear that the will of parliament is to leave with a deal.
“¢ Continues commitment to avoiding hard border gives us scope for new discussion with the EU.
“¢ PM told cabinet that to get parliamentary support, legal changes to the backstop will be required and that would mean reopening the withdrawal agreement.
“¢ PM told cabinet Tuesday’s vote would not be last chance for the parliament to express its will.
“¢ Govt. will table a new meaningful vote as soon as possible.
“¢ If parliament does not support that the government will then table an amendable motion the next day.
“¢ EU and UK have a shared commitment to Britain leaving with a deal.
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