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The United Kingdom risks getting stuck in "prolonged and redundant" rounds of negotiations on how to leave the European Union, according to the British government's legal opinion released on Wednesday (25 June). ). forced by Parliament to issue a legal opinion on the brexit agreement after suffering three consecutive defeats in the polls Tuesday (4), which is a historic reversal for Premier Theresa May.
Attorney General Geoffrey Cox discusses the risk he had already admitted to Parliament last Monday (4).
"In the absence of a right of retraction, there is a legal risk that the United Kingdom could be subjected to prolonged and redundant rounds of negotiations."
Many parliamentarians say that They wish to review the notice to better inform themselves before the vote of 11 November on the agreement reached between May and the European Union.
The opposition responded to strong criticism from the government. During Wednesday's session in Parliament, May was defeated by Labor MPs, including opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.
"Throughout the week, ministers have declared that the dissemination of this information could be detrimental to the national interest." All this notice reveals is the central weakness of the government agreement "said Labor Party member Keir Starmer.
Opinion on the support plan to prevent the return of a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, a member of the European Union, is the subject of a scrutiny, mainly from the Democratic Unionist North (DUP), allied with May and faithful to the balance of the fragile majority of the Conservative government in Parliament.
The DUP is dissatisfied. with the so-called backstop clause whereby Northern Ireland will be more aligned with the European Union than with the rest of the United Kingdom if no other solution exists. Is found
"Devastating," DUP deputy head Nigel Dodds said in a Twitter message after the report was released. "The legal opinion that has just been released proves that Northern Ireland would be part of the EU customs union while Britain would not be. "
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