NICOLA Sturgeon has warned Jeremy Corbyn not to rush into a soft Brexit deal with Theresa May as it could prove undeliverable.
Speaking to the BBC ahead of her own meeting with the Prime Minister, Ms Sturgeon said the priority should be to avoid a chaotic no-deal departure from the EU on April 12.
She warned a hasty Tory-Labour agreement could be undone by Mrs May’s successor, given her promise to leave Downing Street if she got Brexit through parliament.
She said: “It may be unpicked by a hardline Prime Minister.
“Remember, whatever Theresa May might agree with others right now, by her own admission, she’s not going to be Prime Minister. So she can’t deliver on anything.
“So take a pause. Get rid of this ticking clock, and do this properly and sensibly.”
NICOLA Sturgeon is due to have urgent talks with the Prime Minister about Brexit this afternoon.
The First Minister flew to London this morning to push Scotland’s case after Theresa May offered to hold compromise discussions with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
No other party leader was invited.
Ms Sturgeon is also expected to meet her 35-strong group of MPs at Westminster during the visit.
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It follows Mrs May admitting a further Brexit delay will be needed to avoid a no-deal on April 12, and reaching across the aisle to Labour, enraging many of her own MPs.
One of the Tory whips resigned this morning accusing her of pursuing a deal "cooked up with a Marxist who has never once in his political life put British interests first".
Ms Sturgeon said last night that Mrs May appeared to be his “kicking the can and, yet again, delaying making any decision that could break her Cabinet”.
She wrote on Twitter: “What is missing is an answer from her to the question that many MPs faced up to last night - what is the compromise she is willing to make?”
This does seem very much like PM kicking the can and, yet again, delaying making any decision that could break her Cabinet. What is missing is an answer from her to the question that many MPs faced up to last night - what is the compromise she is willing to make? https://t.co/pieZ4mpbnQ
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) April 2, 2019
She also said there was a “massive danger” if Mrs May obtained an extension to May 22, as there could be no further extension after that if the UK was not taking part in the EU polls.
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She added: “If MPs allow 12 April to pass with no commitment to fight Euro elections, May 22 becomes the inescapable exit day...and PM would then be able to say it’s my deal or no deal. Parliament needs to be very wary about a potential trap.”
Scottish Government sources confirmed Ms Sturgeon’s presence in London.
Mrs May offered to meet Mr Corbyn this morning, but he declined until after their weekly clash at PMQs.
Giving evidence to Holyrood’s finance committee this morning, SNP Constitutional Relations Secretary Michael Russell said MPs may be able to coalesce around a People’s Vote and the soft Brexit option known as Common Market 2.0, involving a customs union and the EU single market.
He said: “The First Minister is in London today. We do have our absolute clear views.
"We do think ignoring Scotland by refusing to discuss this with the Scottish Government so far is not a sensible idea.
"But that being said, I think that you could get continued movement around Common Market 2.0 and a referendum, and I think that’s where the focus might be.”
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