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London – British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday pbaded her bill on the operation of customs after Brexit, but at the price of concessions granted to eurosceptics, and a resignation from his government.
The text was adopted in the evening by the deputies by 318 votes against 285, and must now be examined by the Lords, the upper house of the British Parliament.
This bill provides a series of technical arrangements in the area of customs after the exit of the European Union.
Downing Street confirmed during the day that it had accepted proposed changes, notably under the leadership of influential ultra-conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, ardent defender of an uncompromising Brexit.
" I am always pleased to hear the concerns of my colleagues ," the premier told the MPs.
Remains that by satisfying the eurosceptics, the government exposed itself to the criticisms of Europhiles on its own, in yet another illustration of the persistent divisions that exist in the United Kingdom on the withdrawal of the EU.
Disagreeing with the concessions granted by the government, Defense Secretary Guto Bebb left office in the evening.
" Who's in charge in this country? Those who do not want a responsible Brexit! ", said on his side Anna Soubry, pro-EU conservative, targeting the supporters of an exit the EU without concessions.
History of putting pressure on the Prime Minister, Jacob Rees-Mogg had not failed to support where it hurts, recalling that the Conservative government, for lack of an absolute majority in the House of Commons, is at the mercy of a slingshot.
" The inevitable consequence of parliamentary arithmetic is that it will have to change (its text) ," he said.
– A new referendum? –
Sign of the ambient tension, the government will ask MPs Tuesday to advance a few days parliamentary holidays, which must begin next week.
Eurosceptic conservative deputies have been particularly upset since the executive's presentation of the " Checkers Plan ", which plans to maintain a close trade relationship with the EU once the breach is consummated.
Perceived by the supporters of a tough Brexit as a deviation from the referendum that decided to leave the EU in June 2016, this project provoked the resounding resignation of Foreign Ministers Boris Johnson and Brexit David Davis, followed by other defections in the conservative ranks.
Brexit's new minister, Dominic Raab, will meet EU negotiator Michel Barnier this week to try to revive divorce talks, which have been dragging on for several weeks, particularly over the border issue in Ireland – the north, member of the United Kingdom, to be separated from the south, member of the EU. A question that the " Checkers plan " is supposed to solve.
Negotiators must reach an agreement by October to allow European and British parliaments to ratify it before Brexit, scheduled for March 29, 2019.
Time is running out and divisions remain , the idea of a new referendum on the exit of the EU rallies more and more supporters in the United Kingdom.
Former Education Minister Justine Greening, who supported the EU's continuation, said in the Times that such a consultation was " the only way out of the stalemate" ] ".
This referendum would offer the British three options: either the plan negotiated by Theresa May with Brussels, or a departure without agreement with the EU, or a continuation in the EU. According to the Times, Justine Greening has the support of other conservative party Europhile figures, such as former Interior Minister Amber Rudd and former Justice Minister Dominic Grieve.
Justine Greening is the first Conservative MP at this level to support a second referendum, which is also called for by the Liberal Democrats and the Greens, two small Europhile groups. As for the main opposition party, Labor, it has not ruled out this possibility, but it is regularly rejected by Theresa May.
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