‘Vague, waffly, meaningless!’ Marr STUNS May by MOCKING Brexit deal in scathing interview
ANDREW Marr delivered a scathing rebuke of Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement - calling the set of instructions for future trade talks “vague, waffly and almost meaningless”.
Brexit: May’s deal labelled ‘very vague’ by Andrew Marr
Theresa May struggled to defend her embattled Brexit withdrawal agreement when she was challenged by the BBC’s Andrew Marr. Marr quizzed the Prime Minister on whether she had accepted that her agreement with the EU was almost certain to fail in the Commons this month. He took aim at the agreement itself, branding its promises and pledges “very, very vague and very, very waffly”.
Britain is set to leave the EU on 29th March 29, but Theresa May is struggling to get her Brexit deal approved by parliament, which is heading towards a parliamentary vote in the week beginning the 14th January.
Marr told the Prime Minister: "When you first triggered Article 50, you said and expected that by now we would have a comprehensive future trade agreement with the EU. That hasn’t happened, that’s a failure."
Mrs May pointed out that the EU cannot sign a legal trade agreement until Britain is outside the bloc.
But, Marr hit back: “Well, the withdrawal agreement itself is very very vague and very very waffly. It is, in Corbyn’s words, a blind Brexit."
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The withdrawal agreement itself is very very vague and very very waffly
He explained: “Listen to the language on trade and goods. The parties envisage having a trading relationship on goods that is as close as possible.
“When it comes to border checks, the parties expect a spectrum of different outcomes,
“It could hardly be more vague and waffly than that? It’s almost meaningless."
The Prime Minister refuted descriptions of a blind Brexit when she responded to Marr's attack.
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Mrs May said: “We have set out a set of instructions for the next phase.
“It is an unprecedented agreement with the EU. It is about protecting jobs and security.
“I’m sorry Andrew, but you didn’t read out that there was not going to be any tariffs.”
This prompted Marr to intervene and clarify that none of the points about tariffs were guaranteed.
During the testy interview, Mrs May also revealed that Britain would be “in uncharted territory” if MPs reject her deal.
She refused to explain what would happen in these circumstances, despite Marr repeatedly asking four times.