Theresa May faces her most serious crisis

From our correspondent in London

"This is not a betrayal" Theresa May answered Monday afternoon to a Member of Parliament. She was talking about her latest version of Brexit, a compromise to her initial promises, given up at the forceps Friday at a government seminar. In 48 hours, the plan was trampled by two of the leading British Eurosceptic figures who defected. The knives are out in the alleys of Westminster, where summer promises to be hot in the wake of a long incongruous torpor on this bank of the Channel.

Sixty-one year old David Davis waited until midnight on this hot Sunday to announce his resignation after giving himself a weekend of reflection. Minister in charge of Brexit slammed the door, disagreeing with the Prime Minister's vision, pbading the baby to a Europhobic young wolf, too, Dominic Raab, 44, appointed in his place at 9, Downing Street, seat from the Ministry of the Exit of the European Union. This coup de brilliance defaulted Boris Johnson. The most vociferous critic of Theresa May had to take up the challenge not to risk compromising her credibility with pro-Brexit conservatives. At Friday's seminar, he described the Prime Minister's plan as a "turd", before appearing to rank behind her.

The resignation of Boris Johnson is threatening for May. The only ambition of the 54-year-old former mayor of London is to lead the country. Brexit was his weapon to achieve this

Monday afternoon, he was supposed to open a summit of the Western Balkans in London. "We are waiting for our host," tweeted the German Minister of Europe. A moving truck was seen in front of his official Carlton Terrace residence. At 3 pm, Downing Street officialized his departure from the government, which he intended to announce in the evening. By adding David Davis' Secretary of State, Steve Baker, this brings to eleven the number of resignations taken by Theresa May in eight months. In the camp of the brexiters, one badures that it is not finished, to continue to raise the pressure in a Chinese torture.

In his letter of resignation, Boris Johnson laments to see "the dream" of Brexit " to die "," suffocated by a useless doubt ". "We are clearly on the road to colony status" (from the EU), he estimates.

Business as usual

In this state of permanent crisis, which has been in a state of acute crisis, this government with can the Assembly still survive? Endlessly over, Theresa May gets up every beat like a boxer. In an overheated and overheated House of Commons on Monday afternoon, she barely paid tribute to the "work" of her "honorable friend" David Davis and the "pbadion" of Boris Johnson, just twenty minutes after the announcement of her resignation, which she was already engaged in defending her "agreement" on Friday, which she still intends to present in a white paper destined for Brussels. Scheduled Thursday, the publication has however been postponed to next week.

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister is due to visit NATO's strategic summit in Brussels before receiving, on Thursday and Friday, Donald Trump, during a controversial official visit to Britain. Business as usual, they say in Downing Street. Behind this serenity of facade, we prepare to face a coup d'etat.

David Davis denied any intention of seeking to overthrow the prime minister. Perhaps, even if it has not always been the case. The resignation of Boris Johnson, it is heavy with threat for May. The only ambition of the 54-year-old former mayor of London is to lead the country. Brexit was his weapon to achieve this. Nobody would bet the slightest penny on a retirement on his Aventine. The brexiters will try an OPA on Downing Street to save a "pure" Brexit. Boris will have competitors, especially in the person of the atheist europhobe Jacob Rees-Mogg, hitherto favorite of the militants to seize the party.

Only 29% of Britons approve of Brexit's management by Theresa May

According to her spokesperson, Theresa May is waiting for the confrontation. A vote of no confidence looms. It is sufficient for 48 Tory deputies (out of 316) to send a letter requesting it to the chairman of an ad hoc committee. The missives are piling up on his desk. Many Tory parliamentarians declare themselves openly to launch hostilities. "I think that the reign of Theresa May is over," says eurosceptic Andrea Jenkyns. His colleague Bernard Jenkin notes a "mbadive bleeding of trust" towards her. If it loses a vote of no confidence, the party will nominate two candidates to its succession, submitted to the vote of the militants. But we are far from it. Theresa May thinks she can survive the challenge, lack of sufficient troops in Parliament to switch to a "hard" Brexit. She went down in the ring in front of the parliamentary group at a raucous Monday evening meeting.

"Unable to unite government ministers, how could she manage to land?" an agreement with the European Union? "

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the labor opposition

With these calculations, she traces her path in the face of adversity. The so-called "Checkers" project, named after the Prime Minister's country residence where Friday's government seminar was held, is a compromise that drowns Brexit in concessions. He proposes the creation of a free trade area with the European Union for goods and food products, a sustainable alignment with the regulations issued in Brussels and a customs partnership. Brexiters scream for betrayal of British vote on June 23, 2016. David Davis said he was "unable to defend before Parliament and Europeans something I do not believe in and that I do not think he can do. ". He denounced an approach too "conciliatory" vis-à-vis the Twenty-Seven, which may lead to new concessions. And an "illusion of control by Parliament" rather than the return of much vaunted British sovereignty during the referendum campaign. He therefore preferred to throw in the towel rather than become the "reluctant conscript" of this "dangerous" project.

The eurosceptics intend to maintain the pressure to force May to abandon his plan, already in bad shape 48 hours after its adoption by his cabinet. "Unable to unite government ministers, how could it succeed in securing an agreement with the European Union?" Laughed labor opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn. Downing Street strategists have sought to get around the Conservatives' turmoil by presenting their project to Labor MPs, on the whole rather skeptical on the bottom.

Only 29% of Britons approve the management of Brexit by Theresa May according to a survey conducted before the crisis of Monday. These setbacks will only accentuate their disillusionment. If they pay attention to this political psychodrama. In stark contrast to this show, all the country's attention is turning to Russia, where England hopes to qualify Wednesday night in the final of the World Cup football. Theresa May will scrutinize the example of coach Gareth Southgate, able to make the darkest predictions lie.