May Backs Plan to Scrap Brexit Backstop in Struggle for Deal
- U.K. prime minister throws weight behind Graham Brady proposal
- May promises Commons another chance to block no-deal Brexit
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Prime Minister Theresa May is backing a plan to ditch the most contentious part of her Brexit deal as she scrambles for a compromise all sides can support, with time running out before the U.K. leaves the European Union.
In a dramatic meeting on Monday, May effectively abandoned the agreement she’s spent the past 18 months negotiating with the EU and threw the weight of her government behind a move to re-write the deal.