The Brexit-Chaos in the British Parliament. The members reject in a test vote, all eight of the presented options. The Prime Minister May, offered her resignation, but under one condition.
The British Parliament has not been able to agree on an Alternative to the Brexit-the agreement of the Prime Minister Theresa May. Different variants of a closer connection to the EU, the deputies rejected in the late evening as a second Referendum, or a exit without any agreement. In the end, none of the eight Alternative proposals to the Brexit-the agreement of the Prime Minister Theresa May received a majority.
For members of the government had temporarily taken control of the agenda in the lower house. With these trend-setting votes, the Parliament wanted to explore what Alternative there is a majority. Even the Monday have reserved the members for their purposes.
Regulation to a later exit approved
Some of the parliamentarians were, after all, in one point: they voted formally, the agreement with the EU on postponing the Leaving date on the 12. April or 22. May in British law. Originally, the UK should leave the EU this Friday. But the appointment was not hold because of a dispute to the Brexit.
The EU offered to London in the last week, a displacement of the Brexits to 22. May. Condition for this is, however, that the agrees with the lower house later this week to the exit of the contract. Otherwise, the extension applies only to the 12. April. In the case of London to say before this date, how to go on.
The Parliament had rejected the Brexit Treaty, already twice with a clear majority. The government is aiming for a vote for Thursday or Friday. Parliament speaker John Bercow made on Wednesday, however, again, that this would be possible only if there were far-reaching Changes to the Treaty. The UK should exit without an agreement from the EU, is expected to have dramatic consequences for the economy and many other areas of life.
Put down your office really? Prime Minister Theresa May
May offers resignation
In the view of observers may can now hope again, but still get a majority for Brexit agreement. For this they would abandon in the near future, your office, as May announced. You will not lead in this case, the next Phase of the Brexit negotiations, said May, in a speech to members of her conservative party. “I am prepared to leave this Post earlier than intended, to do the Right thing for our country and for our party.” You know that there is also the desire for a new leadership – “I’m not in the way”. The exact timing for your resignation May not be called, however.
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Brexit – A divided society
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Brexit – A divided society
Sharp criticism of may’s withdrawal of the offer expressed by the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon: “If the Brexit will be set at the end on the Basis of a deal that no one supported a Deal that is so bad that the Prime Minister must promise your resignation to him to get through – it will aggravate an already bad project.” Sturgeons Scottish national party (SNP), rejected the of leaving the EU in General. The Head of the regional government had threatened during the Brexit-tug-of-war is repeated with a new Scottish independence referendum.
The chief of the opposition Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn, said, your offer, it was clear that in their Brexit negotiations, “party Management as a priority instead of principles or the public interest”.
Already last weekend, reports have been speculating on a possible interim successor was in the media. For this purpose, the EU-friendly Deputy Prime Minister, David Lidington, and the Brexit supporters and the environmental Minister, Michael Gove count. Both were of the Prime Minister, but extremely loyal.
kle/cvo (dpa, rtr, Phoenix)