Brexit talks with the European Union to strike a last-minute deal are getting serious, the British government said, but opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says it is unlikely he will back an agreement
LONDON/BRUSSELS - Britain and the European Union said on Sunday a lot more work would be needed to secure an agreement on Britain’s departure form the bloc.
If he succeeded, the world’s fifth largest economy would split from its biggest trading partner with arrangements in place to minimize disruption at borders and preserve the complex supply chains that underpin the economy.If he failed, lawmakers would begin a battle to delay Brexit that could end up being decided in the courts. Johnson has said he would do his utmost to pull Britain out on Oct.31, even without a deal - a move he believes would boost his hopes of political survival.
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson participates in an art class during his visit to St Mary's and All Saints Primary School in Beaconsfield, Britain October 11, 2019. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERSA delay to the Oct. 31 departure date could still be required even if a deal were agreed in the coming days, as time would still be needed to fine-tune the deal.
If Britain leaves the EU without a deal, experts have said there could be serious short-term disruption with possible food, fuel and medicine shortages, and long-term damage to Britain’s reputation as a stable home for foreign investment. The sides fear that controls on the 500-km border with Northern Ireland would undermine the 1998 Good Friday Agreement which ended three decades of sectarian conflict that killed more than 3,600 people.
Since becoming prime minister in July, Johnson has pushed 21 lawmakers out of his ruling Conservative party for not backing his Brexit plans, and is short of a majority in parliament.
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