Don’t ‘Obstruct’ Brexit, Theresa May Warns Rebel Lawmakers
- Premier rejects calls for unilateral EU citizens rights pledge
- Lawmakers debating quitting the bloc and May’s trigger move
Theresa May
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May told rebels in her own Conservative Party not to “obstruct” the British people’s desire to leave the European Union as she sought parliamentary backing to trigger Brexit negotiations.
The premier is under pressure from some Conservative members of Parliament to give ground on two key issues: guaranteeing EU citizens can stay in Britain after Brexit, and promising lawmakers a binding vote on the final divorce deal before it is too late for it to be changed.