>> SO IF YOU WANT A SECOND
REFERENDUM TO OVERTURN THE
RESULT OF THE FIRST, BE HONEST
THAT THIS RISKS DIVIDING THE
COUNTRY AGAIN.
NEIL: ALL RIGHT.
THERESA MAY A FEW MINUTES AGO,
SPEAKING BEFORE PARLIAMENT
SAYING, WELL THIS VOTE MIGHT BE
DELAYED ON THE FORMAL EXIT OR
BRITAIN'S FORMAL EXIT FROM THE
EUROPEAN UNION.
IT WILL NOT BE DENIED.
SHE IS NOT IN FAVOR OF ANOTHER
VOTE ON THIS, ANOTHER REFERENDUM
ON THIS.
SHE SAID THE BRITS HAVE SPOKEN
ON THIS ISSUE MORE THAN TWO
YEARS AGO, 2 1/2 YEARS AGO.
UK MEMBER OF THE PARLIAMENT.
NEIL: NIGEL HUDDLE JOINS US NOW.
PEOPLE SAY WHY SHOULD WE CARE
WHAT IS GOING ON IN BRITAIN, AND
ALL THAT?
LEAVING ASIDE IT IS THE FIFTH
LARGEST ECONOMY ON THE PLANET,
IT IS THE CENTER OF A LOT OF
ACTIVITY WITH GERMANY IN EUROPE.
SO THAT BECOMES A VERY BIG DEAL.
IS THAT IMPERILED RIGHT NOW?
>> IT'S A BIG DEAL BECAUSE
CERTAINLY WHEN I TALK TO
BUSINESSES INCLUDING WITH
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES THEY'RE
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
INSTABILITY HERE GOING ON IN THE
UK AT THE MOMENT WHICH IS ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY BUSINESSES ARE
CLEARLY SAYING TO US GET THIS
DEAL DONE, SUPPORT THIS DEAL.
SO I DO GET THE BUSINESS
UNCERTAINTY.
IT IS PROBLEMATIC FOR EVERYBODY.
NEIL: ALL RIGHT, NOW, I NOTICE
THERE ARE A LOT OF CRITICSTER
REESE SAY MAY IS RUNNING INTO
HER OWN PARTY, COALITION
GOVERNMENT, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO
CALL IT, NO ONE IS STEPPING UP
TO SAY I WILL CHALLENGE YOU,
PRIME MINISTER.
WHY IS THAT?
THE IDEA THAT THEY COULDN'T OR
BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH
SOMETHING BETTER FOR THE
TIME-BEING, WAITING FOR HER TO
IMPLODE OR WHAT?
>> THERE IS ALWAYS A LOT OF
TALK, ALWAYS MEDIA TALK ABOUT
LEADERSHIP.
THE REALITY AS YOU SAID, NOBODY
CAME UP AND SAID I WANT TO
CHALLENGE YOU AT MOMENT.
THERE ARE LETTERS GOING TO THE
BACK BENCH 1922 COMMITTEE.
IF THERE ARE 48 LETTERS THAT
IMMEDIATELY TRIGGERS A ELECTION
FOR THE CONFIDENCE VOTE FOR
LEADER.
AS OF YET 48 LETTERS HAVE NOT
GONE THROUGH.
AT THE MOMENT THERE IS NO
LEADERSHIP BATTLE.
NOT TO SAY ONE WON'T COME IN THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS.
NEIL: A VOTE DELAYED IS NOT A
VOTE DENIED.
THE MARCH 29th, IS HARD AND
FAST DATE THE BREAK IS FORMAL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AT THE MOMENT IT IS IN
LEGISLATION.
TRIGGERING OF ARTICLE 50 MEANT
WE DO LEAVE THE EU THE 29th
OF MARCH NEXT YEAR.
THAT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER VOTE IN
PARLIAMENT TO CHANGE THAT DATE.
THAT IS POSSIBLE BUT NOBODY
DESIRES THAT BECAUSE ALL IT DOES
CONTINUE MORE UNCERTAINTY.
WE'RE STILL WORKING TOWARDS THAT
DATE.
WE DON'T HAVE A DEAL PASSED BY
PARLIAMENT JUST YET.
THAT IS THE TRICKY POINT.
DELAYING THE VOTE TODAY, WE'RE
GETTING CLOSE TO AXE IT DATE
WITHOUT A CERTAIN OUTCOME WHICH
CAUSES BUSINESS UNCERTAINTY.
IF THE DEAL GETS THROUGH
PARLIAMENT, IF IT DOESN'T GET
PASSED WE HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER
21 DAYS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO
COME BACK WITH ALTERNATIVE
PROPOSITION.
ALL THE TIME WE'RE GETTING
CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE EXIT
DATE AND UNCERTAINTY THAT COMES
WITH IT.
NEIL: YOU THINK ABOUT IT NIGEL,
OVER ENGLAND WHEN IN OR OUT OF
THE CLUB, YET IT IS A CLUB WHOSE
MEMBERSHIP ARE HURTING.
>> YES.
NEIL: FROM GERMANY SLOWING DOWN
ON THE BRINK POTENTIALLY OF A
RECESSION.
I MENTIONED ITALY BEFORE,
FRANCE, THAT PRESIDENT'S
ADDRESSING THE PEOPLE NOT TOO
PLEASED WITH SOME OF HIS REFORMS
TO MAKE THAT A MORE ATTRACTIVE
INVESTMENT HAVEN.
YOU WONDER IF IT IS REALLY WORTH
THE PRICE OF ADMISSION?
>> ONE OF THE REASONS WHY SOME
PEOPLE, IN MY CONSTITUENCY,
NEARLY 60% OF THE PEOPLE VOTED
TO LEAVE BECAUSE IT WASN'T A
CLUB PEOPLE LIKED GOING IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.
THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE POLITICAL
ELEMENTS AND ECONOMIC DIRECTION.
PEOPLE MAKING DECISIONS NOT IN
THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE
EUROPEANS WHO THEY'RE PURPORTING
TO REPRESENT.
YOU SEE THAT IN THE DEAL.
IT IS TRANSPARENTLY IN THE EU,
UK BEST INTEREST TO GET A DEAL
BUT FOR SOME REASON THE EU
DOESN'T PLAY A BALL ON THIS SO
THE PRIME MINISTER IS PLAYING