a storm of protest at home most especially within her own party in the hours after the deal was announced several of her own ministers resigned m.p.'s threatened to bring down the government parliamentary debate verged on the striper us may defends the deal with equal passion especially you summit to this coming sunday is supposed to seal the deal but it's unclear that may come close on it at home. that battle for britain that's our topic and guests it is a pleasure to welcome alex forrest fighting she's a d.-w. recorder and a former westminster political correspondent she says too many british politicians have seen breck's it as a battle against a european empire in which the plucky brits would try out the reality is very different and it's now hard to see if there will be any winners at all and it's a pleasure to welcome alan posner back to the show he is a german british author. writes for the german newspaper de beds and he says it is