It is crunch time in the British parliament after days of debate with the vote on the EU Withdrawal Bill.<br /><br />Prime Minister Teresa May is trying to face down a wave of opposition to her plan from both the opposition, led by the Labour party and its vision of a “soft” Brexit, and the hardline Brexiteers within her own party.<br /><br />Roughly half of the Tories’ MPs are Brexiteers, and they have been fighting a rearguard action as amendment after amendment has been added to pull the bill more towards the centre ground and ensure May a majority.<br /><br />Should this bill fail, it could trigger a vote of no-confidence which Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn would pounce on. He is pushing for an early general election.<br /><br />Whatever happens inside Westminster Palace, there are now daily demonstrations from one side or the other outside.<br />
