UK PM’s office says MP Brexit moves ‘extremely concerning’

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street office said yesterday that reported plots for parliament to seize control from the government over Brexit were “extremely concerning”. Downing Street blasted reported moves by lawmakers seeking to rewrite the rules of the House of Commons in an attempt to take control of the business of the lower chamber in order to frustrate May’s Brexit plans.

Groups of MPs are planning to table such amendments this week, newspapers reported. “The British public voted to leave the European Union and it is vital that elected politicians deliver upon that verdict,” a Downing Street spokeswoman said. “Any attempt to remove the government’s power to meet the legal conditions of an orderly exit at this moment of historic significance is extremely concerning.

“This news should serve as a reminder to those MPs who want to deliver Brexit that they need to vote for it -- otherwise there is a danger that parliament could stop Brexit.” May is due to spell out to lawmakers what her plans are now for Brexit following MPs’ overwhelming rejection of the divorce deal agreed between London and Brussels.