国际英语资讯:British business leaders call for taking no-deal option off table
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 12-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="minimize">minimize</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</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="voted">voted</span> 391-242 <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="ditch">ditch</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span>, <span word="France">France</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="of">of</span> 230 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p><p><span word="Carolyn">Carolyn</span> <span word="Fairbairn">Fairbairn</span>, <span word="Director">Director</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="Extending">Extending</span> <span word="Article">Article</span> 50 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="realistically">realistically</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. <span word="Conservatives">Conservatives</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="consign">consign</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span>."</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="circus">circus</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Miles">Miles</span> <span word="Celic">Celic</span>, <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Officer">Officer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TheCityUK">TheCityUK</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> - <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="heed">heed</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="profoundly">profoundly</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disorderly">disorderly</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 29<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="default">default</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="design">design</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="Marshall">Marshall</span>, <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Chambers">Chambers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span>.</p>
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