Chequers Plan No Longer Benefits London, Increases Chances Of No-Deal Departure - UKIP

The continuation of negotiations on UK departure from the European Union based on Prime Minister Theresa May's Chequers plan, rejected by Brussels, cannot benefit London any longer and only increases chances of leaving the bloc with no deal at all, Margot Parker, a lawmaker from the UK Independence Party (UKIP), told Sputnik on Monday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th September, 2018) The continuation of negotiations on UK departure from the European Union based on Prime Minister Theresa May's Chequers plan, rejected by Brussels, cannot benefit London any longer and only increases chances of leaving the bloc with no deal at all, Margot Parker, a lawmaker from the UK Independence Party (UKIP), told Sputnik on Monday.

On Friday, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said following an informal two-day EU summit in the Austrian city of Salzburg that the United Kingdom would continue to prepare itself for a no-deal Brexit since the majority of proposals of her Chequers agreement were rejected by Brussels.

When asked about whether the Brexit talks based on May's plan could be productive and beneficial for London, Parker replied negatively, "as the Chequers deal has been rejected by many members of the Cabinet and by the European Union, with [European Council President] Donald Tusk himself saying it is not possible .

.. [No-deal Brexit] is indeed possible, if the EU continues its intransigence, then we can leave without a deal."

She also did not rule out the possibility of a snap election, in case May proceeded with pushing for the Chequers plan.

"It is entirely possible. If Mrs May backs herself into a corner, who knows what will happen?" Parker stated.

Under the Chequers proposal, adopted by the UK cabinet in July, London and Brussels could create a free trade area for goods and maintain a "common rulebook" for all goods. The European Union, however, rejected the proposal as undermining the single market.