LONDON/LUXEMBOURG (dpa-AFX) – British Prime Minister Theresa May has signaled concession to Parliament in the dispute over the Brexit agreement. This is about the so-called backstop, which many MPs reject. This emergency rule is intended to guarantee that there will be no border controls between British Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland after Brexit. MPs could “play a role” in deciding whether the emergency rule should come into force, May told the BBC on Thursday.
However, the head of government did not address the issue in more detail. The emergency rule stipulates that Britain will remain in the EU customs union until London and Brussels decide this is no longer necessary. Brexit hardliners, on the other hand, are calling for a unilateral right to terminate the backstop so that Great Britain can conclude its own trade agreements. In the case of border controls, there are fears of unrest in the former civil war region of Northern Ireland.
Next Tuesday, MPs in the House of Commons will vote on the Brexit agreement. A majority for the draft is not in sight. May’s advertising campaign for the deal appears to have been unsuccessful so far. There is no movement in either her own Conservative Party or the Northern Irish DUP, on whose votes May’s minority government depends. The number of Tories critics who do not want to support the agreement has now risen to more than 100, as The Sun newspaper reported.
Great Britain wants to leave the European Union on March 29, 2019. The agreement negotiated with Brussels provides for a transition phase until the end of 2020, during which everything will initially remain as it is. This phase could be extended until the end of 2022.
If the agreement is rejected, there could be drastic consequences for all areas of life. May’s resignation, a new election or a second Brexit referendum are also possible. In the afternoon, MPs wanted to debate the economic consequences of Brexit.
One day before the important vote, the European Court of Justice wants to decide on Monday in Luxembourg on the possibility of a British withdrawal from the EU. Scotland’s highest civil court had asked the ECJ to assess whether Great Britain could unilaterally withdraw its Brexit application.
2024-04-06 07:23:52
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