Theresa May gives in: give Parliament the opportunity to defer Brexit

LONDON.- More and more pressure, the British Prime Minister,

Theresa May

It was to yield announced today that it would give Parliament the opportunity to delay Brexit – scheduled for March 29 – or vote for a "no deal" [sin acuerdo]", in case the House of Commons rejects its renegotiation with Brussels in the final vote scheduled for 12 March.

"If the government does not receive support for the plan on March 12, we will introduce a new motion the next day asking MPs if they are willing to leave the EU without an agreement." If they refuse this opportunity, we will move a new motion on the 14th to ask the House if we should request a short and limited extension of section 50, "said May.

Although May left the door open for a possible extension of Article 50 – the clause that brought Britain to begin the process of disengagement from the EU institutions – he warned that it was only a matter of time. 39, opposed this possibility.

"Our absolute goal must be to work to get an agreement and start [de la Unión Europea] March 29, "he said in a speech to Parliament.

"An extension beyond the end of June would mean that Britain would participate in the elections to the European Parliament.What kind of message would we send to the more than 17 million people who voted in favor of leaving the EU? EU nearly three years ago? ", He said.

May had to yield to eurosceptics and moderates of her own party to avoid further leaks. Three key members of the government had threatened May this weekend, by an open letter, to break the discipline of the vote if it did not yield to his intention to lead the country to the edge of the precipice.

AFP and Reuters agencies