Labour’s Corbyn Says: “No Big Offer” Yet from PM May on Brexit

MEDWAY, England – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has so far made no big offer to the opposition Labour Party on Brexit, leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Thursday.

“So far in those talks there’s been no big offer and the red lines are still in place,” Corbyn said. “Its actually quite difficult negotiating with a disintegrating government, with cabinet ministers jockeying for succession rather than working for an agreement.”

“It is in the country’s interest to try to get this sorted one way or the other but we can never accept the government’s bad deal or a disastrous no deal,” he said. “So if we can’t get a sensible deal along the lines of our alternative plan or a general election, Labour backs the option of a public vote on it.”

May will honor promise to quit if Brexit deal passes

In London,  British Prime Minister Theresa May will honor her promise to step down as soon as lawmakers pass her Brexit deal, finance minister Philip Hammond said in an interview published on Thursday.

Hammond told London’s Evening Standard newspaper that May was “as good as her word”.

Lawmakers who would like to see May stand down quickly should vote for her deal, Hammond said.

He added that he would like to put Britain’s defense budget back on a “sustainable trajectory”.

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