May to revive Brexit talks with Corbyn

Bloomberg

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is hoping to re-start stalled Brexit negotiations with her chief political rival Jeremy Corbyn, in her search for a compromise plan she can sell to European leaders at a crucial summit this week.
May defended her decision to work with the main opposition Labour Party leader to help draft a new blueprint for leaving the EU. Despite their differences, she warned that without Corbyn’s support, Britain might never leave the trading bloc.
But the talks appeared to be stuck, with no face-to-face meetings over the weekend and none planned for Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“The choice that lies ahead of us is either leaving the European Union with a deal or not leaving at all,” May said. “People didn’t vote on party lines when it came to the Brexit referendum and, you know, I think often that members of the public want to see their politicians working together more often.”
Britain is in the grip of a political crisis, with parliament deadlocked and unable to agree a plan to leave the EU. The country was due to depart on March 29 but couldn’t get a deal agreed to in time. This week, May is hoping EU leaders will give her a second short extension to the Brexit day deadline, until June 30, so she can carry on trying to get her plan through parliament.
It’s more likely that the bloc will insist on a much longer delay — which would spark a
furious revolt and potentially resignations from pro-Brexit British ministers.
The cross-party talks in show no sign of resolving the stalemate so far, but May has been aiming for a breakthrough before she heads to Brussels for a summit on Wednesday. While May’s requesting an extension, she says that if MPs agree to a deal, the UK should be able to leave before European Parliament elections are held on May 23.