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British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street on January 18, 2019 in London. REUTERS / Hannah McKay

Theresa May will present her "Plan B" on Monday afternoon, January 21, before the House of Commons. The European Union claims that it is now up to Theresa May and UK MPs to agree on a counterproposal to the exit agreement they rejected, with negotiations only resuming once it is concluded.

With our correspondent in London, Marina Daras

After suffering a historic parliamentary defeat last Tuesday , Theresa May will return to the ring to present her new EU exit plan to MEPs. It should outline an attempt to transform the backstop, the Irish safety net, which MPs oppose, into an autonomous treaty with the Republic of Ireland. An alternative that has not been validated by the European Union.

Theresa May will table a "neutral" motion that will be debated and voted on January 29. This motion should attract an avalanche of amendments from the opposition members, but also from his own side.

The Brexiteers are asking the Prime Minister to withdraw from the negotiations and adopt a scenario where the UK would leave the EU " without prior negotiated agreement ".

Parliamentarians who want to defeat Brexit, for their part, redouble their efforts to postpone the date of departure stipulated in Article 50, or even to revoke the entire Article 50.

Others in the conservative ranks, such as the Labor Party, are trying to impose new parliamentary elections to start from scratch in the negotiations.