Britain's battle over Brexit turns into political trench warfare
ABCBritain's battle over Brexit has turned into political trench warfare between Parliament and the Government, as Prime Minister Theresa May brought her little-loved European Union divorce agreement back to politicians who appear determined to thwart her plans. Key points: Only way to avoid "no deal" is to vote for the deal, Mrs May says MPs have tried to wrest control of Brexit from the Government Irish Government cannot accept Northern Ireland veto proposal on border issue A month after postponing a vote on the deal to avert near-certain defeat, Mrs May urged Parliament to support it to prevent Britain leaving the EU on March 29 with no agreement on exit terms and future relations, an outcome that could cause economic and social upheaval. Rather than warming to Mrs May's deal since then, MPs have tried to wrest control of Brexit from the Government and put it in the hands of Parliament. 'Plan B' MPs approved a motion saying that if Parliament rejected Mrs May's divorce deal, the Government must come up with a "Plan B" within three working days. Northern Ireland's border Meanwhile, Mrs May is no closer to reaching an agreement on the "backstop" insurance mechanism aimed at keeping the Irish border open if a Brexit deal is not reached.