Two weeks to win as May hits the road to drum up Brexit support

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Theresa May faces a make-or-break fortnight as she attempts to win backing for her Brexit deal ahead of the crunch Parliamentary vote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The British Prime Minister has already started the hard sell to the public&comma; in the hope they can exert pressure on MPs to back the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration of future EU-UK relations that was approved by EU27 leaders on Sunday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After today’s Cabinet meeting – assuming there are no resignations – and a subsequent debrief in the Commons&comma; she is expected to embark on a media and travel blitz&period; With a Commons vote on the deal widely expected in the week beginning December 10&comma; we look ahead at two pivotal weeks for the Prime Minister&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>– Brexit Roadshow<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;121236" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-121236" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;3EB8F627-195B-4B39-88CC-6549F8FA191B&period;jpeg"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;3EB8F627-195B-4B39-88CC-6549F8FA191B&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"400" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-121236" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-121236" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Theresa May is expected to visit all four countries of the UK as she tries to use people power to convince MPs to back her deal<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Mrs May will take her Brexit deal set on the road over the next fortnight&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>– Air war<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tied in with the roadshow will be a media blitz by the British Prime Minister and her most trusted Cabinet ministers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Earlier this month a publicity &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;grid” made news when it set out how each day of a blitz would focus on a different area of concern to voters&comma; although Downing Street said it was not a Government plan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>– Deja vu&quest;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mrs May will be hoping for a different result from the last time she travelled the country with a supposedly simple message to hammer home&period; Her &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;strong and stable” tour ahead of the 2017 general election was followed by the Conservatives losing their overall majority&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>– Question Time 1<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mrs May will be back in the Commons on Wednesday for the noisy weekly ritual of Prime Minister’s Questions&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Some of the strongest attacks on her are as likely to come from her own backbenches at the moment as from Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>– Question Time 2<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The following day the British Prime Minister will face another grilling at the Liaison Committee&comma; which is comprised of select committee chairmen and women&period; They include many members of the Brexit awkward squad&comma; including Tories like chairwoman Sarah Wollaston&comma; ex-minister Nicky Morgan and Bernard Jenkin&comma; plus Labour Remainer big beasts like Yvette Cooper and Hilary Benn&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>– May v Corbyn<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;121237" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-121237" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;4B373428-4382-4581-A264-076C4D65E208&period;jpeg"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;4B373428-4382-4581-A264-076C4D65E208&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"400" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-121237" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-121237" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Labour says Mr Corbyn would &OpenCurlyQuote;relish’ a televised Brexit debate with the British Prime Minister<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Reports have suggested that Downing Street is up for a televised head-to-head between Mrs May and the Labour leader before the vote&comma; with the latter’s spokesman saying he would &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;relish” such a prime time sparring session&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>– Et tu&comma; Boris&quest;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;BF9F5114-1EFB-4373-9C52-6028E88064C7&period;jpeg"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;BF9F5114-1EFB-4373-9C52-6028E88064C7&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1566" height&equals;"701" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-121239" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Some have suggested that if Mrs May is going to do a televised debate with Mr Corbyn she should also debate other opponents of her deal&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Boris Johnson &lpar;harder Brexit&rpar; and Nicola Sturgeon &lpar;Remain&rpar; are among those suggested&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>– South America<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With impeccable timing&comma; 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