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Brexit meaningful vote will go ahead, says No 10, despite talks stalling

2019-03-07 09:54:39       source:The Guardian

March 6, 2019


Downing Street has insisted the meaningful vote on Theresa May’s Brexitdeal will go ahead as promised on Tuesday, despite negotiations in Brussels stumbling.


The prime minister’s spokesman repeated the line on Wednesday that the government is determined to secure “legally binding changes” to the Irish backstop, despite the attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, returning empty-handed from the talks.


Shortly before leaving Brussels, he conceded “strong views” had been expressed during three hours of “robust” discussions.


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