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Theresa MLay in the House of Commons on Jan. 21, presenting her "Plan B" for the UK's exit from the European Union (screenshot of Parliament's broadcast) .. UK Parliament

Six days after the massive rejection by the House of Commons of her plans for a divorce from the European Union, Theresa May said on Monday that she would try to break the deadlock over Brexit by seeking new concessions from the EU. Less than ten weeks away from the UK's planned exit from the EU, on March 29 at 23:00 GMT, no consensus has yet emerged in London on how, or even the desirability, of completing this approved withdrawal. by almost 52% of
British in the referendum of June 2016.

With our correspondent in London, Muriel Delcroix

The Prime Minister came back to say that she rejected the idea of ​​a second referendum, that she would not revoke or extend Article 50, that she refused to exclude a "no deal" and that therefore the threat of an exit without agreement remained topical.

She also said she would continue to try to change the "backstop" clause, the safety net designed to prevent the return of a physical border between the two Ireland. In short no noticeable change apart from the surprise announcement to finally not pay European citizens the sum of 74 euros, originally intended to obtain permanent resident status in the United Kingdom.

A concession may be welcome by all the deputies and the expatriate community currently installed in the country, nevertheless on the bottom of the problem nothing has changed. As the head of the government may well repeat that she would soften her position, that she listened to the various parliamentary groups opposed to her plan and that she would continue to do so, Theresa May did not abandon any of her red lines and must return to Brussels to raise the question of the "backstop", which she had already done between December and January, without obtaining any result, any concession from the 27.

This attitude has only increased the frustration of parliamentarians. Labor opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the leader of being " in total denial " and clinging to a plan that was unachievable while other parliamentarians are now asking for more and more insistence on being able to hold a series of indicative votes, in an attempt to reach consensus before the government motion to be debated on 29 January.