British Parliament wants to delay Brexit but refuses to hold second referendum

British House of Commons seconded Thursday by 412 votes against 202, she asks the European Union (EU) to postpone the date of departure of the United Kingdom from the bloc, set for 29 March.

Members supported a Government motion that the government request an extension of the bargaining period until June 30 if the chamber approves a "brexit" pact before March 20 – eve of the European Council – and longer if it does not agree. In the second case, says the text, the United Kingdom should justify before the Twenty-seven "the goal" of the extension and, if granted, the country should attend the European elections which would be held from 23 to May 26th. .

The EU reaffirmed that if London pleaded for further negotiations, by extending Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, it had to explain the reason, how it was considering agreeing on a proposal to the majority of Commons and what kind of relationship she would like to have once with the EU out.

However, the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, said on Thursday that in his preliminary talks at the European Council on 21 and 22 March he would ask the leaders of the community to accept a "long" extension if the United Kingdom United decided to rethink its strategy

The British Prime Minister, the Conservative Theresa May, wants to submit his treaty for the departure of the EU to vote for the third time surely next Tuesdayafter being strongly rejected on January 15 and March 12.

In the coming days, he hopes to convince his conservative Eurosceptic colleagues and their parliamentary partners of the Unionist Democratic Party of Northern Ireland (DUP) to support their commitment instead of risking that, with the extension, the "brexit "does not materialize. "

At the beginning of the House of Commons debate today, Cabinet Minister David Lidington explained: If the government's agreement is again ruled out, the chamber will have "two weeks" after the European summit to decide on various options to define the roadmap.

Earlier, Parliament rejected 334 votes against 85, a non-binding amendment calling for the extension of the "brexit" in order to hold a second referendum.

The House of Commons turned its back on this initiative which qualified the government's proposed motion to delay the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU).

This is the first time that parliamentarians have spoken out on this issue, promoted by MP for the independent group Sarah Wollaston, and that it was planned to include in this plebiscite the possibility of a "vote". opt for keeping the country in the community bloc.

The main campaigns defending this option, "Vote of the People" and "Best for Great Britain", have expressed their dissatisfaction with the European Parliament's protest on this subject, saying that it was not the right moment. .