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Former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson continued to attack Britain's Brexit deal on Sunday, saying Prime Minister Theresa May had attached a "suicide vest" to the British Constitution and "handed the detonator" in Brussels.
"Why are they intimidating us? How can they get out of it? It's one of the mysteries of the current Brexit negotiations that the UK is so weak," he said. he wrote. We should be able to make this giant and generous free trade agreement that the Prime Minister originally spoke of, and yet, "yes sir, no sir, three full bags". gets what Brussels wants. We accepted the EU calendar, we agreed to hand over 39 billion pounds sterling for nothing in return. "
It's Johnson's second attack in May in less than a week. Last Monday, he wrote that the negotiated agreement was a "victory" for the European Union and that Britain was "squatting".
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Johnson's colorful criticism echoes the sentiment – if not the language – of anti-European parliamentarians who urge the May government to "throw in ladies" and start over.
"Checkers" refers to the Brexit plan negotiated in May in July. In its terms, which must be approved by Parliament, Britain would maintain its ability to trade freely with the European Union. In exchange, the country has agreed to comply with most of the United States. regulations. The negotiated agreement also allowed Northern Ireland to remain in a "customs union" with the bloc. In exchange, the US abandoned its pressure for a difficult border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Johnson resigned in response, saying at the time that the deal would make Britain a "vassal state".
Johnson's comments sparked a fervent response from his political opponents. Foreign Minister Alan Duncan described his play as "one of the most disgusting moments of modern British politics." It should be "the political end of Boris Johnson" Duncan wrote on Twitter.
Conservative lawmaker Tom Tugendhat said he was offended by Johnson's use of the term "suicide vest." Tugendhat survived a suicide bombing outside his office in Afghanistan. he wrote on Twitter. "To compare the prime minister to that is not funny," he said. "Grow."
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Jeremy Hunt, the May Foreign Secretary, has taken a more measured approach. In an editorial alongside Johnson, Hunt said May was "better than anyone I know by keeping the line under intense pressure. But as a country, we can also help, because its efforts to achieve the best results for Britain will be greatly enhanced if we are united behind it.
"I know this Prime Minister and she will never recommend an agreement that is incompatible with what the country has voted," he wrote.
Observers of British politics have suggested that Johnson could position himself as a candidate for the post of prime minister. If the negotiations do not improve, the month of May will probably face a political challenge.
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