国际英语资讯:Critical 24-hours for UK PM as her Brexit deal faces stormy reception_时事

国际英语资讯:Critical 24-hours for UK PM as her Brexit deal faces stormy reception

She concluded her message: "I firmly believe, with my head and my heart, that this is a decision that is in the best interests of our entire United Kingdom."

The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday night that 11 of the 29 ministers at May's Cabinet meeting spoke out against the deal. This could explain, the report said, why May announced that was a collective decision rather than one that had been unanimous.

Leading Brexiteer, Jacob Rees-Mogg, who leads a group of Eurosceptic Conservative MPs, called on MPs to oppose May's plan, adding he could not support her proposals.

Another leading Conservative MP and Brexit supporter, Steve Baker, predicted the deal put forward by May "will be in bits in a couple of days".

Gerard Batten, leader of UKIP, the party founded to campaign for Britain to leave the EU, described May's deal as a surrender.

He said: "We can expect a complete betrayal of the referendum result. The real struggle to leave the EU now begins in earnest. UKIP will never give up the fight for a complete and total exit from the EU.

"If this surrender deal is implemented, UKIP will be the political resistance movement, fighting on the electoral beaches, fields, lanes, and landing grounds."

The Guardian newspaper reported that the main opposition Labor Party is confident it can convince the majority of potential rebels to vote against May's Brexit deal.