Amber Rudd says Plan B options plausible
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The UK could pursue alternative options if Theresa May's Brexit plan is rejected by MPs, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has acknowledged.
Mrs Rudd told BBC Radio 4's Today programme she still supported the PM's plan - but "anything could happen" if it did not get through on Tuesday.
She is the first cabinet minister to publicly float the possibility of "plausible" alternatives.
Ms Rudd said it could be "chaotic" if Mrs May's deal is rejected.
She said a so-called "Norway plus" option or another referendum would both be possibilities in such a situation.
Norway plus would mean the UK remaining in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Ms Rudd described it as a "plausible", but not a "desirable" option for a Plan B. She also said she was not certain it could be done.
But she said the deal Mrs May reached with the EU last month was the "best option".
"What we need is a compromise deal - that's what the prime minister has proposed," she said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46490642
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