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Brexit: Leo Varadkar warns Theresa May not to renege on promises over Irish backstop to win over Conservative rebels

European leaders say they can clarify aspects of Withrawl Deal with Theresa May, but cannot re-open negotiations

Lizzy Buchan
Political Correspondent
Thursday 13 December 2018 17:40 GMT
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Theresa May has played down expectations of a Brexit breakthrough from EU leaders after surviving a bruising no-confidence vote triggered by Tory rebels.

The prime minister travelled to Brussels to seek fresh concessions to get her Brexit blueprint "over the line" in parliament, in the wake of her decision to shelve a crunch Commons vote on the deal over fears of a catastrophic defeat.

Ms May also confirmed she would not lead her party into the 2022 election - but failed to say if she would stand down after exit day in March 2019.

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Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has said he still believes no Brexit at all may be the outcome.

Speaking to Euro News today, Mr Cable said: “I think ‘no Brexit’ is a definite realistic possibility, we haven’t yet got the votes but I think the momentum is in that direction, and I think people in Europe have really got to bear in mind that ‘no Brexit’ may well be what comes out of all this.”

Harry.Cockburn13 December 2018 18:50

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