LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May said Saturday she was determined to win lawmakers’ backing for her Brexit deal, after a minister who quit her government said her divorce agreement would leave Britain outnumbered and outmanoeuvred in future negotiations with the European Union. Ex-Universities and Science Minister Sam Gyimah likened the deal to playing soccer against opponents who “are the referee and they make the rules as well.”May is battling to persuade British lawmakers to back the Brexit agreement when Parliament votes on Dec. 11. Gyimah is the seventh member of May’s Conservative government to quit over the Brexit deal. His resignation came after May said Britain was abandoning efforts to retain full access to the EU’s Galileo satellite navigation system after Brexit. She got a vote of confidence Saturday from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who praised May’s “leadership” in sealing the Brexit agreement.

Source: National Post December 01, 2018 11:07 UTC