Brexit deal looks good, if Brits agree – The Wall Street Journal
DUBLIN – A final Brexit deal is taking shape at last, and it looks like there is a real path to an orderly Brexit (as opposed to a hard Brexit, in which Britain crashes out of the EU with no deal in place). Like all such deals, this one represents a difficult series of compromises and has left few people happy. Nevertheless, it represents the last, best hope for an orderly Brexit. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your perspective, the deal must still be approved by the British parliament, and lawmakers are not exactly lining up to endorse it. On the contrary, the deal has come under fire from all sides – many Tory members have slammed it and so has Labour. UK prime minister Theresa May's position has strengthened somewhat over the last few days as an attempt to challenge her leadership fizzled. But the Brexit deal's path through parliament is far from certain. If parliament doesn't approve it or May's government collapses, then a hard Brexit will become likely. And that would be bad news for markets worldwide. – Felicity Duncan
By Laurence Norman in Brussels and Max Colchester in London
European Union and U.K. negotiators agreed on an outline of future U.K.-EU ties, taking Britain a step closer to an orderly departure from the bloc with a document British Prime Minister Theresa May hopes to use to rally domestic support for her Brexit deal.
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