国际英语资讯:Angry exchanges as Britain braces for key Brexit vote in parliament
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 3-- <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>.</p><p><span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> (<span word="MPs">MPs</span>) <span word="grilled">grilled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>, <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Geoffrey">Geoffrey</span> <span word="Cox">Cox</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrangle">wrangle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="publish">publish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="Cox">Cox</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="backstop">backstop</span> <span word="clause">clause</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>.</p><p><span word="Cox">Cox</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span>, "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terminate">terminate</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span>," <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Telegraph">Telegraph</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="shouted">shouted</span> <span word="out">out</span>: "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trap">trap</span>."</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span> <span word="proceedings">proceedings</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="publish">publish</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Cox">Cox</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p>
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