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Monday, November 13, 2017
Theresa May under pressure
May under pressure on Brexit ahead of key business meeting
Theresa May is set to meeting Business leaders from Europe today. Credit: PALabour's Shadow Brexit Secretary has accused Theresa May of lacking
the authority to deliver a Brexit transitional deal as she prepares to
meet business leaders from Europe. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer says that the
Government's EU Withdrawal Bill - which returns to the Commons on
Tuesday for debate - is incompatible with her own policy towards
transitional arrangements. He adds that she does not have the authority within her party to
amend the Bill because of extreme Brexiteers in her cabinet and on the
Tory backbenches. The warning comes as Labour reveals fourteen Conservative MPs,
including senior Cabinet ministers, have provided contradictory
statements about the Prime Minister's own policy towards transitional
arrangements.
The Government's EU Withdrawal Bill returns to the Commons for debate on Tuesday. Credit: PA
On Tuesday, Labour will trigger a vote in the House of Commons on
its own amendments to the Bill that will allow for a time-limited
transitional deal on the same basic terms as we currently have - that
means in the single market and a customs union. Ahead of tomorrow's debate Mrs May will be discussing the future of
UK-EU trade post-Brexit in a meeting today with business leaders from
Europe. Mrs May will attempt to win support from European businesses for her goal of moving the negotiations on to trade talks.
Labour's Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer says 'Brexit extremists' will prevent the UK from reaching a deal. Credit: PA
During the event, which the Confederation of British Industry has
helped organise, Mrs May will set out her vision of a "bold and deep
economic partnership" between the UK and EU after the country leaves the
bloc. Groups represented include the BDI and BDA from Germany, Medef from France and the EU-wide BusinessEurope. The Brexit Secretary David Davis and Business Secretary Greg Clark will also attend the Downing Street event.
Brexit Secretary David Davis with the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier. Credit: PA
CBI director general Carolyn Fairbairn told BBC Radio Four's Today
programme: "This is an important meeting because the urgency that is
shared by businesses across Europe is growing by the day. "The big message today is around mutual interest." If the 27 remaining EU members agree next month that sufficient
progress has been made on these issues, they will give a green light for
negotiations to move on to the questions of trade and transition to a
new post-Brexit negotiation. It comes as the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier said last week
that Brexit negotiations have made "progress" - but urgent work is
needed on issues including the Irish border, citizens' rights and the
country's divorce bill from the EU, officials say. Mr Barnier indicated that the UK needs to add more detail on its
position in relation to these issues within two weeks, before the second
phase of negotiations - which will focus on a trade deal - can begin.
Betty MacDonald Fan Club, founded by Wolfgang Hampel, has members in 40 countries.
Wolfgang Hampel, author of Betty MacDonald biography interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends. His Interviews have been published on CD and DVD by Betty MacDonald Fan Club. If you are interested in the Betty MacDonald Biography or the Betty MacDonald Interviews send us a mail, please.
Several original Interviews with Betty MacDonald are available.
We are also organizing international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Events for example, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Eurovision Song Contest Meetings in Oslo and Düsseldorf, Royal Wedding Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event in Stockholm and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fifa Worldcup Conferences in South Africa and Germany.
Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members are Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter and described as Kimi in Betty MacDonald's The Plague and I, Betty MacDonald's nephew, artist and writer Darsie Beck, Betty MacDonald fans and beloved authors and artists Gwen Grant, Letizia Mancino, Perry Woodfin, Traci Tyne Hilton, Tatjana Geßler, music producer Bernd Kunze, musician Thomas Bödigheimer, translater Mary Holmes and Mr. Tigerli.
