UK: May makes case for resurrected deal as MPs tell her it's 'dead'

W/S House of Commons, London
SOT, Theresa May, UK Prime Minister: "It is clear that the only way forward is leaving with a deal, but it is equally clear that this will not happen without compromise on all sides of the debate. That starts with the government which is why we've just held six weeks of detailed talks with the opposition, talks that the leader of the opposition chose to end before a formal agreement was reached, but which none the less revealed areas of common ground. And having listened to the opposition, to other party leaders, to the devolved administrations, to business leaders, trade unionists and others, we're now making a ten-point offer to members across the house." *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
SOT, Theresa May, UK Prime Minister: "Ten binding commitments that will be enshrined in legislation so they cannot simply be ignored."
M/S Theresa May speaks *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Theresa May, UK Prime Minister: "The government will include, in the withdrawal agreement bill at introduction a requirement to vote on whether to hold a second referendum. I've made my own view clear on this many times; I am against a second referendum. We should be implementing the result of the first referendum, not asking the British people to vote in a second one." *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
M/S Theresa May speaks *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Theresa May, UK Prime Minister: *TRANSCRIPT TO FOLLOW* *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
SOT, Theresa May, UK Prime Minister: *TRANSCRIPT TO FOLLOW* *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
M/S May sits down
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SOT, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Leader: *TRANSCRIPT TO FOLLOW* *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
M/S Jeremy Corbyn
SOT, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Leader: "No Labour MP can vote for a deal on the promise of a Prime Minister who only has days left in her job. And even if the Prime Minister could honour her promises, the deal she is putting before us does not represent a genuine compromise. Her ten point plan is riddled with contradiction, and wishful thinking." *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
SOT, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Leader: "Finally, Mr. Speaker, on the issue of a confirmatory vote, I'm sure nobody here will be fooled by what the Prime Minister is offering. Will the Prime Minister tell us now if this offer is genuine? Will she give her party a free vote on this issue? Or will she, as before, whip against a confirmatory referendum? If the government truly believes this is the best deal for the economy, and for jobs, they should not fear putting that to the people." *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
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SOT, Theresa May, UK Prime Minister: "I think the game was actually given away by the right-honourable gentleman when he made it absolutely clear that as far as he is concerned, the way to get this through the house is for everybody else to compromise to his plan and only his plan. In his statement he was very clear that he was not making any proposals to compromise. The government has indeed compromised, we have recognised that there are issues on which this house will need to decide, and that is the plain fact. There are different opinions across this house on the two key issues of the future customs arrangement and the second referendum." *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
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SOT, Ian Blackford, SNP Leader: "Mr. Speaker let me give the Prime Minister some friendly advice; this deal is dead. Stop this charade and let's get on with putting the decision back to the people, once and for all." *SOUND ISSUES AT SOURCE*
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SCRIPT
The British Prime Minister, Theresa May, told the House of Commons in London on Wednesday that her government will present a compromised version of her three-times rejected Brexit deal to MPs for consideration on Friday.
The under-fire PM said that "having listened to the opposition, to other party leaders, to the devolved administrations, to business leaders, trade unionists and others, we're now making a ten-point offer to members across the house."
Explaining the decision to include "a requirement to vote on whether to hold a second referendum," she said "I've made my own view clear on this many times; I am against a second referendum. We should be implementing the result of the first referendum, not asking the British people to vote in a second one."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn immediately rejected the deal, saying "no Labour MP can vote for a deal on the promise of a Prime Minister who only has days left in her job." He said the PM's "ten-point plan is riddled with contradiction, and wishful thinking."
The opposition leader welcomed the proposal of a confirmatory vote, but warned that "nobody here will be fooled by what the Prime Minister is offering," because "if the government truly believes this is the best deal for the economy, and for jobs, they should not fear putting that to the people."
Scottish National Party leader Ian Blackford was clear when he offered the PM "some friendly advice; this deal is dead. Stop this charade and let's get on with putting the decision back to the people, once and for all."
The United Kingdom has until October 31 to find a deal which could garner support in the House of Commons and with the European Union, without which it risks crashing out of the bloc without a deal.