MPs say still time to secure deal
THERE is time to pass a Brexit deal in Parliament with a “sizeable voice building across the House” to be given the opportunity to achieve it by Halloween, a cross-party groups of MPs has said.
Securing a “pragmatic deal” for the UK to leave the EU is “not a unicorn” and could command a majority in Parliament, Labour’s Stephen Kinnock said.
Mr Kinnock was joined by more than a dozen MPs including fellow Labour member Caroline Flint, former Tory cabinet minister Rory Stewart, independent Nick Boles and Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb at the launch of ‘MPs for a Deal’ in Portcullis House.
Speaking at a press conference, Mr Kinnock said the group’s bid was “not about reproducing a carbon copy” of Theresa May’s deal, but what resulted from cross-party talks was a “compelling proposal”.
He said: “We have something here which is the basic foundation of a perfectly pragmatic deal [...] and even at this 11th hour we think there is time to do it.”