'It's GOOD news for Remainers!' May admits she got the best Brexit DEAL for Remain camp
THE PRIME MINISTER said in Parliament that the Brexit deal secured on Friday was "good news" for people who voted to remain in the European Union.
May reassures Leave voters about Brexit deal
Theresa May said that the Brexit deal was "good news" for Remainers who thought the UK was going to "crash out" of the EU without a deal.
She also said the deal was good news for people who voted to Leave.
Speaking in Parliament, Mrs May said: “This is good news for the people who voted Leave, who were worried we were so bogged down in the negotiations, tortuous negotiations, it was never going to happen.
“It’s good news for people who voted Remain who were worried we were going to crash out without a deal.”
Mrs May said that the UK would secure a "special" relationship while taking back control of the UK's laws, money and borders.
She said: “We are going to leave but we’re going to do so in a smooth and orderly way, securing a new deep and special partnership with our friends while taking back control of our borders, money and laws once again.”
The Prime Minister flew to Brussels on December 8 to finalise a last-minute Brexit deal, which many have hailed as a step forward in the negotiations with the European Union.
Britain and the EU finally agreed over EU citizens’ rights, the Brexit divorce bill and the Irish border, meaning talks can progress on to trade in 2018.
Vince Cable gives remainers 'opportunity for exit from Brexit'
But Brexit Secretary David Davis insisted that Britain could easily refuse to hand over the agreed £39bn exit bill if a trade deal with the Brussels bloc was not secured by the date of departure.
Mr Davis insisted that the agreement secured with Brussels to trigger talks on a post-Brexit relationship made the prospect of the UK being forced back into World Trade Organisation (WTO) tariff trading arrangements after withdrawal much less likely.
The Brexit deal was criticised by hard Brexiteers for its ambiguity on whether the UK will remain in the customs union and the single market.
The final decision on the first stage of the negotiations remains in the hands of the European Council, who will meet on Thursday.