Brexit bleeds | Resignation to Parliament

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Brexit bleeds to Conservatives and Labor. In the past 72 hours, three Conservative MPs and eight of Jeremy Corbyn's party have resigned from their parliamentary caucus to form a new group of independents with a strong pro-European agenda that results in a new referendum on the British exit. from the EU. At the same time, Prime Minister Theresa May and Corbyn are trying to convince Brussels that they have the opportunity to reach a consensus in Parliament in order to avoid a departure from the European bloc without agreement, ie a divorce the worst with a significant economic impact for the UK. The resignations opened a hole in the European offensive of the two leaders. Yesterday morning, Conservatives Sarah Wollaston, Heidi Allen and Anna Soubry strongly condemned the change to the right of the match. According to deputies, the month of May allowed the party's kidnapping by the reactionary trade unionists of the DUP and the European research group, led by Jacob Rees-Mogg, a representative of the most recalcitrant wing of the conservatives and Brexit. with such an affectionately aristocratic accent that it looks like a caricature.

Things do not look better in Labor. On Monday, seven deputies from the party's right wing declared that they could not continue to be part of the Labor caucus in parliament because of Corbyn's policy on Brexit and what they called "institutionalized anti-Semitism" of work. Tuesday night, another was added. The announcements have had a significant impact, but they are not surprising: the differences with the Labor leader are increasingly disconnected. In some cases they included hyperbolic accusations comparing Corbyn to Soviet Stalinism. According to Stephen Bush, political editor of New Times, the Labor Party's weekly newspaper, the number that worries Corbynism is 100. "It's the number of deputies who subscribe to everything the seven say … That's not the case. to say that they will follow the same path, "he wrote last night at the Evening Evening Standard.

The division between the parliamentary party – 262 deputies elected in 2017 – and the party's base – about 500,000 members – has been present since Corbyn's replacement of Ed Milliband after the 2015 election defeat. he made in 2017 to The manifesto of the left silenced the internal opposition for a while. Brexit has returned the antagonism to the surface. The announcement made Monday cut the wings of one of Corbyn's most pro-European movements: its meetings today in Brussels to promote its plan to keep the UK in the UK. ;Customs Union. According to Corbyn, this plan, which would include a strong alignment relationship on the European common market, can garner support from the majority of the House of Commons.

The umpteenth trip from May to Brussels last night revolves around a new legislative proposal to solve the problem of "Backstop", the mechanism that will be used in the event that an invisible border could not be established between Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)) and the Republic of Ireland (which is part of the EU) after the end of the transition period in December 2020. Like the EU said it would not revert to the agreement reached in November that includes the Backstop, the month of May will strive to reach a consensus with the leaders. The Europeans attach a document that ensures that this backstop will be a temporary situation that will not leave the UK tied to the customs union.

On Wednesday 27, the Parliament will have to take a decision on the proposal introduced in May and on the amendments of the various parties, including the former independent separatists Labor and Conservatives now independent. Nobody gives ten cents for the plan that will present the month of May that needs the votes of the DUP, the European research group and the rest of the Conservative caucus to win the victory by a handful of voices. If Parliament rejects this proposal again, there will be four weeks and one day for the departure date of the EU. All options will be open, from the request to postpone the departure date to a new referendum.