Theresa May calls for an extension of Brexit until June 30 and European analyzes say it up to a year – 04/05/2019

In a letter that he sent Friday morning to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, the British Prime Minister Theresa May suggested postponing the date of departure from Europe as from 12 April and extending the period of Brexit until June 30 so that their MPs can accept a divorce agreement. With the right to leave before, if the agreement is reached.

"If the parties can ratify it before that date, the government proposes that this period be completed sooner," Theresa May suggested in a letter with a less rigid tone than the previous one. "It is frustrating that we have not yet completed this process to a successful conclusion," he wrote.

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Tusk offers a "flexible" year

Tusk responded with a project to grant Great Britain Extension of one year of article 50, which establishes the divorce between Britain and the European Union, which It will end automatically once the agreement is accepted and ratified by the House of Commons.

"With that, Britain will have enough time to reflect on its Brexit strategy – a short extension if possible or a long one if necessary," said a European source. "We think it's a good scenario for both parties," he said.

Approval of the extension must be unanimously adopted by a European summit on 10 April. French President Emmanuel Macron is not in agreement. And Holland does not adhere either. For the two letters of May It is not enough to grant the extension.

For Macron, an extension "is premature" and wants to have a clear idea of ​​future British plans at the Summit. Macron does not want the toxicity of Brexit to contaminate the European elections on May 23, infects Europe and makes its political crisis even more difficult with yellow vests. Above all, he will not accept that the British block the reforms that he wants to see in the EU. Others may share their opinion, although France has the most difficult positions in this negotiation.

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With his implosive cabinet, conservatives wishing he left and the furious Brexiteers, the prime minister decided incorporate the Labor opposition and its leader Jeremy Corbyn in the bargaining this week. There were two meetings of two and four hours each. The last was "Productive", depending on the job. But on Thursday, sources admitted to spending most of their time listen to the details of the divorce agreement that Theresa May built and that was rejected by Parliament thrice "Because no one really saw it." There was present the real Brexit negotiator, the official Olly Robbins.

Theresa May continues this Friday with talks with Jeremy Corbyn and his team, which makes his party furious. He will continue his negotiations to find a compromise with a majority in the House of Commons.

She would offer Friday Jeremy Corbyn, in a letter with the government offer, a vote in "A second confirmation referendum" from the agreement to get on the Brexit.

The Labor Party calls for a customs union, alignment on the single market, including rights, worker protection and a vote of confirmation.

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But there is no consensus among Labor on these negotiations. "Parliament is not happy with what's going on and the public is really worried. 1000 days of chaos of Brexit, "said Tom Watson, the Labor Party's No. 2." The idea of ​​a referendum is to tell people, "We can not solve it, see this agreement and if it works for you , your family and your communities, it's good. "Parliament failed," he admitted.

In Europe, they do not understand the functioning of the British political system and the possibility that Prime Minister Theresa May has ignored the opposition in its negotiations so far, when it is too late. On the continent, this would be unthinkable in parliamentary governments.

On Thursday, the House of Lords debated the law of Yvette Cooper and Sir Oliver Letwin, which states that Britain can not leave the EU without an agreement. The vote lasted until eleven in the evening but will continue next Monday and return to the House of Commons. She stated that, for a different extension, May must have leave of the House of Commons. May warns that you can fall into a no deal "by accident". Attorney General Geoffrey Cox said the law leaves Theresa May with "little room for maneuver".

If May accepts a new date with the European Union, this timetable may be rejected by lawmakers if this legislation is under discussion.

Theresa May's cabinet is in civil war with eurosceptics who want to force her to leave the EU. Chancellor of Finance Philip Hammond is seeking a second referendum. Consider that "this proposal is perfectly credible" and "must be examined by members before the paralysis of the House of Commons". This speaks of the "insurrectional" state within Theresa May's government.

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The Brexit secretary in the shadow, Sir Keir Starmer, who is involved in negotiations with the government with Corbyn, said that a "confirmation referendum" is one of the demands that the Labor Party wants discuss.

May promised to participate in the European elections if they accepted the extension. The British would vote on May 23 but his deputies would withdraw from the European Parliament if Britain left before and they would be replaced by legislators from the other 27 countries.

In the midst of this chaos, Ireland has moved customs to its border in case of accidental non-agreement since Friday and for the establishment of a hard border between Great Britain and its country.

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