Why May's agreement with Brexit might be impossible

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It's no secret that Theresa May is having trouble getting her practice accepted.

Seven days ago, she felt that the necessary elements for the conclusion of this crucial stage of the Brexit agreement were in place, perhaps waiting for the political moment to be appropriate.

But a week later, tortured negotiations continue between the UK and the European Union, as well as between Downing Street and those who gather at number 10 for the weekly cabinet meeting. And you should not be surprised at the firm's reluctance to register.

The simple explanation of why they are not all happy to rush to support exactly what the Prime Minister had planned? Many of them did not like it very much from the start, and some do not believe that he has a chance to move to Parliament now.

It is not only a question of the Irish border, but of the prime minister's plan for Brexit, negotiated during the heat of summer when he retired to the country of Checkers .

There is no secret that the proposals were unpopular with big Brexiteers. The dramatic starts of David Davis and Boris Johnson solved this problem. But what has just been enlightened by Cabinet sources is the extent of discontent – expressed not only by the Eurosceptics, but also by former members of Rest.

And the frustrations of months ago are without a doubt one of the reasons why there is such a stalemate now. Last night, two ministers told the BBC that it was unlikely that the agreement, as currently planned, would be adopted by Parliament. One of them said that it was self-damaging for the prime minister to pursue the same strategy.

Sources described how many ministers expressed significant doubts from the beginning.

Various members of the Prime Minister's highest team described elements of the so-called Checkers proposal as "disturbing," "disappointing," and "worrying," as the press waited under the sweltering heat of late day The very long road of the property, on the other side of what was actually, jokingly, a field of wheat.

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And what is truly remarkable is the way that some former MPs – including Interior Minister Sajid Javid and Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson – have been frank about their fears as well. It was not just an exercise to attract the attention of the Brexiteers, but also of ministers from across the Conservative Party who pointed out the shortcomings of the proposed agreement.

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The EU will accept the agreement

It was also said that several ministers, on either side of the argument, would have asked the Prime Minister to be honest with the public as to the change of position in view of a rapprochement with the EU.

Several months later, I lost count of the number of times ministers and government advisers expressed frustration at the way they think Theresa May failed to do so.

Even for some of her supporters, her most powerful selling point should be the fact that she strives to find a middle ground, not to be the ideologue who makes crazy promises.

But around Westminster, the bottom of the Conservative Party is deeply frustrated that it seems rarely willing to argue its point of view, always keeping to a few tight lines that concede only the minimum necessary for what she's trying to do.

Of course, the meeting of the controllers finally endorsed the Prime Minister's plan. Ministers such as the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Business have made it clear that the risk of not negotiating is simply not worth the trouble.

But according to what sources have described, it is extremely clear that, for many of those present, the Checkers proposals constituted a deeply undesirable compromise, rather than a plan they had subscribed to with enthusiasm. One of the senior ministers told me that most of those present registered "with a very heavy heart".

A spokesperson for number 10 said: "Everyone must act a little to get an agreement that works for everyone on both sides of the argument". But the current stalemate at home surely lies in the majority of the cabinet's views at this time.

If they did not like him so much, why would they love him now, without even helping the prime minister to fight for him? The EU is reluctant to move and Parliament is deeply convinced that this compromise, which was extremely unimpressive, may yet prove impossible.