The British Parliament voted an amendment to strengthen the control of the Brexit process

The British Parliament approved an initiative on Monday this will allow you to influence the direction that the Brexit should take, after the Prime Minister Theresa May acknowledged that he still lacked "sufficient" support for his exit agreement from the European Union (EU).

By 329 votes to 302, the House of Commons approved an amendment tabled by the Conservative member Oliver Letwin it gives members control of Wednesday's agenda, although temporarily and without binding character.

This will allow them to organize a series of "indicative votes" on alternative proposals to the controversial Brexit agreement May negotiated for a year and a half with Brussels and the deputies were rejected twice.

These proposals can range from convening a second referendum to negotiating a more fluid Brexit. which keeps the country in the European customs union. And even if they are not binding, it would be politically difficult for the executive to ignore its results.

"The time has come for Parliament to take control," the opposition leader, the leader of the Labor Party, said at the beginning of the debate. Jeremy Corbyn. The Prime Minister "can not at the same time admit that their agreement does not have the necessary support and prevent an alternative that has this support," he added.

The government of Thérèse May on the other hand estimated that the initiative of this Monday constituted a "dangerous precedent". "It is disappointing to see that this amendment has been approved," reacted the executive in a statement, saying the amendment had been pbaded. "This alters the balance between our democratic institutions and sets a dangerous and unpredictable precedent for the future."

"There is not enough support"

After the June 2016 referendum, 52% of Britons voted in favor of Brexit, the country had to leave the bloc this Friday, March 29. But after the deputies rejected on January 15 and March 12 the agreement defended in May, London has decided to apply for an extension to the EU.

The 27 countries of the bloc accepted last week but with conditions: the Brexit will be postponed until May 22 if Parliament approves the agreement this weekOtherwise, the United Kingdom will have to submit an alternative solution before April 12, otherwise it will be forced to a sudden exit.

Given this situation, it was expected that the Prime Minister would submit the text again to the deputies quickly, but Monday, having held meetings over the weekend with eurosceptics opposed to the text, He acknowledged that he still does not have the necessary support.

"In the current state of affairs, there is still not enough support in the chamber to present agreement for a third vote," May said in the House of Commons.

The conservative leader nevertheless badured that she was not abandoning her intention to continue negotiating in order to organize the vote this week.