Britain’s Conservative government and the opposition Labour Party resume Brexit talks on Tuesday to try to find a way to break the deadlock in parliament over the country’s departure from the European Union.FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt looks at Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma (not seen) during a joint statement after their meeting at the Kenyan Foreign office in Nairobi, Kenya, May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
After Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal was rejected three times and she was forced to delay Brexit, the government has spent more than four weeks in talks with Labour – negotiations that have done little to soften positions in either party.
So far, there has been no agreement between Britain’s main parties and few held out any hope of a breakthrough on Tuesday. But with the clock ticking down before European elections, when both parties could face more bruising results after local polls last week, time is running out.
Almost three years since Britain voted to leave the EU, there is little clarity about how, when or even if Brexit will happen.
David Lidington, May’s de facto deputy, conceded that Britain would have to take part in the elections to the European Parliament on May 23, but said there was still time to avoid those elected having to take their seats.
BY REUTERS
