Theresa May plans to clinch a final Brexit deal just days before the UK crashes out of the EU, reports claim.
The Sun on Sunday’s political editor David Wooding says the prime minister will look to secure concessions to her withdrawal agreement at a summit of EU leaders on 22 March with a final deal put to the Commons the following Tuesday, just three days before the UK formally leaves the bloc on 29 March.
“Downing Street hope the tight margin will win over enough MPs to back a freshly-tweaked deal” says Wooding, however, it represents a high-stakes game of brinkmanship which dramatically increases the chance of an accidental no-deal Brexit.
Former government chief whip Mark Harper has urged MPs to “hold their nerve right up to the wire” to give the prime minister “a fighting chance to secure the necessary changes to the withdrawal agreement to get Parliament’s approval”.