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Anti-Brexit protesters in front of the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels on Thursday (March 21st) (Photo d'illustration). REUTERS / Yves Herman

In London, British employers and trade unions have joined forces to ask Theresa May to change her Brexit approach to what they consider to be a " national emergency " situation eight days before the theoretical date of leaving the Kingdom. United Kingdom of the European Union.

With our correspondent in London, Muriel Delcroix

" Different businesses and communities across the country are not ready to face a brutal exit without agreement. The shock on the economy would be felt for several generations. The tone is serious and the plea is made in two voices: that of Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC Trade Union Confederation, and that of Carolyn Fairbairn, Executive Director of the CBI Employers Organization.

Find a "Plan B"

In this very short but very direct letter, the two representatives sound the alarm and wish to be received as soon as possible by Theresa May. The CBI and the TUC require a " plan B " to avoid choosing between the agreement rejected by both MPs and a Brexit without agreement. Both organizations mention the need for a " new approach " either through the holding of indicative votes in Parliament or another compromise mechanism.

Trade unions and employers point out that the time now must be the union of forces to find a solution and not to blame others. A clear allusion to the particularly virulent statements the day before Theresa May, which made MEPs responsible for the current stalemate and which has since been severely criticized for using incendiary tone and tactics in a volatile climate.