Theresa May met with EU leaders on another year aiming to secure the "legal assurances" she believes parliament wants about the Irish "backstop". Many believe the backstop will tie the UK to EU rules indefinitely and prevent it from striking trade deals. EU leaders are unwilling to renegotiate, but are willing to provide assurances the backstop would be temporary. This may not be enough to win over UK lawmakers. May survived a Conservative Party vote of no confidence on Wednesday, buying herself Thursday in charge. She promised, however, not to lead the Conservatives in the next general election.
Theresa May met with EU leaders on Thursday aiming to secure the "legal assurances" she believes parliament wants about the Irish "backstop". Many believe the backstop will tie the UK to EU rules indefinitely and prevent it from striking trade deals. EU leaders are unwilling to renegotiate, but are willing to provide assurances the backstop would be temporary. This may not be enough to win over UK lawmakers. May survived a Conservative Party vote of no confidence on Wednesday, buying herself another year in charge. She promised, however, not to lead the Conservatives in the next general election.