British and European Union officials
reached a long-awaited draft agreement on Tuesday on Britain’s troubled
withdrawal from the bloc, opening the way for a high-stakes meeting of
Prime Minister Theresa May’s most senior ministers to consider the
plans, the prime minister’s office said.
Cabinet
ministers will have a chance to review the draft text before a critical
meeting of the full cabinet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, the prime minister’s
office said.
After months of deadlock over the terms of Britain’s exit from the bloc,
the presentation of the draft agreement is a moment of truth for Mrs.
May, who is desperate to avoid a chaotic and disorderly “no-deal”
Brexit. But she cannot be assured of support from hard-line Brexiteers
in her cabinet, whom she may need to face down.
n the worst case, defections from the cabinet or an outright rejection of the pact could threaten her leadership.
