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Some, like Jeremy Hunt, have pledged to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement Theresa May signed with the EU rather than seek a no-deal exit but negotiators in Brussels have repeatedly insisted that option is not on the table. Read more: What happens now that Theresa May has announced her resignation? The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier , reiterated this Wednesday that Parliament had to choose between approving the agreement signed with May, revoking Article 50 or leaving without an agreement . He told The New York Review of Books : "There are three options: an agreement based on the treaty reached 6 months ago, a no-deal Brexit, or no Brexit at all.
The UK must make that decision. For the last 3 years, we have offered what the UK wants: leave the EU, leave the single market, leave the customs union (after the Irish backstop is resolved)... Yes UK "United Kingdom wants to leave in an orderly manner, this treaty is the only option Goodbye and good luck" to the Sweden Mobile Number List Conservative Party Former British Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine Former British deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine Thomson Reuters The former deputy prime minister, who advocates holding a second referendum on leaving the EU, says the party is at risk of being trapped by Nigel Farage's "narrow-minded, phobia-ridden nationalism and toxic policies .

Farage's Brexit Party won the majority of seats in last week's European Elections, while the Conservatives fell to fifth place with 9% of the vote . Some Conservative MPs have interpreted the result as evidence that the party should take a tougher stance on Brexit and pursue a no-deal Brexit as official government policy. European Elections: 5 keys to the Brexit crisis that the results in the United Kingdom show us This is how Philip Hammond has threatened to bring down the Government The hopes of supporters of a no-deal Brexit were also dealt a blow this week by John Bercow 's announcement that he would remain as Speaker of the House of Commons rather than stand down in July , as widely expected.
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