In the UK, Boris Johnson heckled by his own camp

In a House of Commons returned to the hottest hours of the Brexit debates, Boris Johnson tried, Monday, September 14, to defend his bill on the internal market, which revisits the protocol for leaving the European Union, however ratified by his country at the end of 2019.

In front of him, opposition Laborers of course, but also great “Tory”, conservative voices, his own camp, dismayed by the method employed and its potential consequences on the international reputation of the United Kingdom.

Boris Johnson may have argued that this project was essential for maintaining the political and economic integrity of the UK , he came under harsh criticism.

While the text was presented for the first time to deputies on Monday, after being made public last week, more than twenty elected conservatives have expressed their intention not to support it at first reading.

“The last thing to do”

These demonstrations, as sharp as they are, do not however imply, given the large majority available to Boris Johnson, that the text can be rejected out of hand. But slingers could back an amendment in the coming days that would limit the government’s powers to undermine the Brexit exit deal.

The revelation of this bill provoked strong international reactions, starting with that of the European Union which gave the United Kingdom until the end of the month to withdraw it and not to attract sanctions.

Two former Conservative leaders and five former British prime ministers, the five who are still alive, have also challenged their successor’s initiative.

Joining his predecessors who had already spoken in previous days, Conservative David Cameron, the prime minister behind the 2016 Brexit referendum, said on Monday that ratifying a treaty and then going back on that commitment is the last thing to do.

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