November 24, 2018

An increasingly desperate Theresa May on Sunday appeals to the British people to unite behind her Brexit deal as she calls on Leavers and Remainers to end hostilities and use the UK’s departure from the European Union to usher in a period of national “renewal and reconciliation”.

With criticism of the package negotiated by the prime minister and EU leaders continuing to grow, and a new row erupting on Saturday night over Gibraltar, May attempts to go over the heads of warring politicians in her own party by publishing a letter directly “to the British people”.

In a bid to persuade the public to apply pressure to their own MPs to back her deal in a crucial vote in parliament next month, the prime minister says in the letter that the country must “get on with Brexit now” so that ministers can focus on what matters most to people in their everyday lives – improving the NHS, building more homes and tackling injustices.

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/24/may-begs-public-unite-behind-me-brexit-open-letter