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EU leaders warn British MPs they CAN’T re-open Brexit deal
Brussels bosses queued up to pressure Parliament into accepting the agreement as they took just 20 minutes to approve it at a special summit
EUROPEAN leaders have warned British MPs any attempt to renegotiate Theresa May's deal would be rejected "within seconds".
Brussels bosses queued up to pressure Parliament into accepting the agreement as they took just 20 minutes to approve it at a special summit earlier today.
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Commission chief Jean-Claude insisted there was no chance eurocrats would consider reopening any parts of the withdrawal package.
He said: "This is the best deal possible for Britain, this is the best deal possible for Europe. This is the only deal possible.
"Those who think that by rejecting the deal they would have a better deal would be disappointed in the first seconds after the rejection of this deal.
"I’m inviting those who have to ratify this deal in the House of Commons to take this in consideration."
Michel Barnier urged MPs to "take their responsibilities" and agree the pact, telling them: "This is the best deal possible given the circumstances."
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And Dutch PM Mark Rutte told would-be rebels in the UK the withdrawal agreement and future trade blueprint was "the max we can all do".
He said: "There is no Plan B. If anyone would think in the UK by voting no that something better will come out of it, they’re wrong.
"If there was anything better Theresa May would’ve got that because she’s fought very hard. This is the best we can get for both the EU and the UK."
Irish PM Leo Varadkar added: "The idea something else can be negotiated, even leaving aside the timeframe, just doesn't add up. Any one of us could dream up a perfect deal.
“There are as many alternative deals as there are MPs but none of these alternatives command the support of the 27 member states, nor do they appear to have a majority in the House of Commons.
"As we get closer to the vote, it will become more and more obvious that the alternative to this deal is a no deal."
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Leaders' rallied behind Mrs May's deal amid concerns it will be voted down by the Commons, with at least 80 Tory MPs opposed to it.
They stressed that none expect Brexit to be reversed and that all Member States want to move onto trade talks as quickly as possible.
Mr Juncker said the UK won't be "a third country like other third countries" because "there is something between us which are the remainings of love".
Standing alongside him, Council chief Donald Tusk added: "We will remain friends until the end of days, and one day longer."
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