国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Storm clouds ahead as May prepares to meet Westminster lawmakers
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 14-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="its">its</span> 46 <span word="year">year</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>-<span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="light">light</span>.</p><p><span word="NO">NO</span> <span word="GUARANTEES">GUARANTEES</span> <span word="ON">ON</span> <span word="BACKSTOP">BACKSTOP</span></p><p><span word="May">May</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brokered">brokered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="reassuring">reassuring</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Belgian">Belgian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backstop">backstop</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p><span word="May">May</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>-<span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backstop">backstop</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="applied">applied</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fails">fails</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="DUP">DUP</span>) <span word="which">which</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="slender">slender</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backstop">backstop</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>.</p>
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