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LONDON (Reuters) – At least 40 deputies of the Conservative Prime Minister's party, Theresa May, are ready to reject his eventual Brexit deal if he leaves the UK half-released from the European Union. announced Tuesday a senior legislator.
PHOTO OF THE FILE: Steve Baker, Minister of the Department of European Union Exit, leaves Downing Street, in central London, UK, on June 14, 2017. REUTERS / Peter Nicholls / File Photo
"My guess is that there are at least 40 colleagues who will not agree to a" half – in – half "agreement on the controllers, nor even a backstop that leaves us in the domestic market and on the market. customs union, "legislator Steve Baker told the BBC. .
"Colleagues will not tolerate a U-turn, a half-turn on the Brexit," said Baker, who served as Brexit's junior minister in the May government, until his resignation as a sign. protest against his proposals for Brexit.
If May reaches an agreement with the EU, she must get the British Parliament approved and would need the support of about 320 lawmakers to get the approval.
If 40 of its legislators voted against a possible agreement, the fate of the government and the exit process would depend on the opposition Labor Party, which said it would vote against almost any deal that could conclude the month of may.
According to the May proposals, Britain will seek to establish a free trade area for goods with the EU, mainly by accepting a "common regulation" for goods and British participation in EU agencies providing goods permits.
Some Brexiteers experts say that these proposals would guarantee the EU to retain control over parts of the British economy and would thus run counter to the spirit of its overt commitment to leave. the EU Customs Union and the single market.
"We are waiting for the details of what we will be asked to vote for. I do not doubt that all possible techniques will be used to sow doubt in the minds of our colleagues and encourage them to vote with the government, "said Baker.
"In the end, the EU is not allowed to divide the UK and limit the way we regulate our economy and we govern ourselves after we leave," he said. added.
Without an approved agreement, the United Kingdom would move from a seamless trade with the rest of the European Union to a customs regime established by the World Trade Organization for external states without preferential agreement.
"If the UK is faced with one or the other possibility, we must finally be willing to say that it's a bad deal, and no deal is better than that." 39, a bad deal, "Baker said. "We would not need fear to go ahead without an agreement."
Reportage of Guy Faulconbridge; edited by Michael Holden
