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Opponents of the Prime Minister's agreement on Brexit are found outside and inside his cabinet
It's no secret that Theresa May is having trouble getting her practice accepted.
Seven days ago, he 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 feel good.
But a week later, tortured negotiations are continuing between the United Kingdom 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 the problems of the Irish border, but also the plan preferred by the Prime Minister for Brexit, negotiated during the heat of summer during his retirement in the land 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 undoubtedly one of the reasons for the current stalemate. 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.
Elements of the so-called Checkers proposals have been described as "disturbing", "disappointing" and "disturbing" by various members of the Prime Minister's highest team, while the press was waiting in a stifling out-of-state heat, the end of the big estate, very long drive, on the other side of what was actually, jokingly, a field of wheat.
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Theresa May presents her plan for Brexit at Checkers
And what is truly remarkable is the way 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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Chancellor Philip Hammond asked if the EU would 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 in the face of a change of position to bring the government closer to the government. EU agreement.
Months later, I lost count of the number of times ministers and government advisers expressed frustration with the way they think Theresa May failed to do that.
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, Conservative MPs are deeply frustrated that she rarely seems willing to argue her point of view, always following a few strict lines that allow only the minimum necessary for what she is trying to do.
Of course, the Checkers meeting 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.
However, it appears from the description of the sources that it is extremely clear that for many present, the Checkers proposals constituted a deeply undesirable compromise, rather than a plan to which they subscribed with enthusiasm. One of the senior ministers told me that most of those present registered "with a very heavy heart".
A spokesman for number 10 said: "Everyone must act a little bit to get an agreement that works for everyone on both sides of the argument". But the current impasse at home is surely in the opinion of the cabinet at that time.
If they did not like it a lot then why would they like it a lot now, not to mention helping the prime minister fight for it?
Given that the EU is reluctant to move and that Parliament is deeply convinced, this compromise, which was extremely unimpressive, may yet prove impossible.
