Plan B Brexit fails and May resigns if her agreement is voted

He mentioned this possibility before the legislators who favor the government; tomorrow he will ask for a new vote in Parliament, although there is resistance

PARIS.- In a further stage of institutional chaos in which the

Brexit

Britain submerged, the House of Commons failed last night in its attempt to find an alternative scenario to the deal negotiated by

Theresa May

with the

European Union

(EU) Convinced that this option is "the best for the country", the Prime Minister has resigned on the table, provided the Eurosceptic conservatives approve it at a third vote.

"If you want me to leave, approve the agreement and the necessary legislation in favor of a Brexit ordained on May 22," promised the premier to his colleagues.
Tory in an in camera meeting shortly before House of Commons debates on alternative scenarios

"I am aware that many want a new direction in the second phase of negotiations on Brexit, I will not oppose it," he said, referring to the negotiations on future trade relations between the United Kingdom and the EU. His departure, according to conservative sources, would occur in the third quarter.

His promise seemed to produce the desired effect. According to the latest calculations, among the Eurosceptic conservatives who voted twice against their agreement, 40 would have expressed their intention to approve it and 40 others would be undecided.

Given this dramatic change in position, it is difficult not to interpret that the problem of the ultra-Brexit sector of the Conservative Party has never been the agreement itself, but rather the personal political ambitions of its opponents. Among the "repentants", there is for example Boris Johnson, who announced that he would now vote in favor of the agreement. Former mayor of London, former foreign minister, figurehead of the current ultra-Brexit, Johnson dreams of replacing the head of government at Downing Street.

In any case, if the figures are favorable, May could organize the third vote of its exit agreement tomorrow.

But last night, nothing was less certain. Especially after the Northern Ireland Unionist Party (DUP), whose ten MPs are essential to the government to win any vote, warned that "will not approve the agreement negotiated by the Prime Minister" and will not Not abstain.

"Prime ministers come and go, but the trade and constitutional consequences caused by the May agreement will persist forever," sources said yesterday, preferring a messy departure to the prime minister's text.

May will also have to overcome another major hurdle to hold this vote: a new warning from the
speaker John Bercow, from the House of Commons, recalled that the text can not be presented without amendments.

True to his decision last week in this regard, Bercow ordered his team to block any attempt to present the same plan or similar plan simply by changing the procedure. For example, having MPs vote for them to force the House to ignore this over 400-year-old legislative rule.

Yesterday, as planned, MEPs debated and voted on eight alternative scenarios of Brexit in order to know the parliamentary preferences. But none of the eight options that retained the presidency of the House got the majority. These scenarios were:

1 That the United Kingdom leave the European Union (EU) without agreement on 12 April.

2 That he is negotiating an agreement called "Soft Brexit 2.0", with accession to the European single market and a customs agreement.

3 Stay a member of the single space and adhere to the European Free Trade Agreement.

4 That the agreement on Brexit includes the commitment to negotiate with the EU a permanent and comprehensive customs union, which includes the whole of the United Kingdom.

5. That, according to the project of the Labor opposition, the country maintains the customs union and a close alignment on the single market.

6 If the Parliament does not accept an exit without agreement, it is necessary to revoke Article 50 of the European Treaty, in order to annul Brexit.

7. That a confirmation referendum be held for each divorce agreement.

8 As the UK seeks a managed no-deal (a Brexit without agreement, but controlled), it is impossible to reach a divorce agreement.

Once the results confirmed – if necessary – the deep division that exists in Parliament were known, Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay said that they showed that the May agreement was "the best option". The Chamber could however hold a new round of "indicative votes" on Monday.

Last night, while the press was referring to "new levels of chaos," everything seemed to indicate, in any case, that the sacrifice offered by May had not served at all.