Plans for May against 80 rebels in his party – former minister

LONDON (Reuters) – Conservative British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a "catastrophic break" if she persists in her Brexit proposals, with at least 80 MPs ready to vote.

Such public criticism, a day after former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson described his Brexit plans as "a suicide vest" around the British constitution, shows how difficult it could be for May to do approve a Brexit agreement.

Steve Baker, a former junior Brexit minister, who resigned from Brexit's so-called Brexit proposals in May, told the Press Association that May was facing a huge problem on September 30-30. Conference of 3 parties.

If 80 of the 315 legislators in May voted against a Brexit deal on the basis of its proposals, the fate of the government and the exit process would depend on the Labor Party, as it would not command the 320 votes needed to dominate the parliament.

"If we come out of the conference with his hope of having auditors using Labor Party votes, I think EU negotiators would probably understand that if this were done, the Conservative party would suffer the catastrophic breakup avoid Baker said.

Other conservatives have given much smaller estimates of the number of legislators who oppose his plans. Although some Brexiteers are unhappy with his position as Prime Minister, they consider May as their best immediate hope for the UK to leave the EU.

The UK is expected to leave the EU on March 29, but little is clear. So far there is no complete exit agreement and it is not certain that May can get an agreement through the British parliament.

The spokesman said in May that she hoped the parliament would support her Brexit plan, which is "the only plan on the table that meets the will of the British people while avoiding a difficult border in Northern Ireland" .

"POLITICAL BLACKMAIL"

While the EU has shown in recent weeks that it was trying to soften May by proposing compromises, she is facing a growing noisy Brexiteers group, believing that she is far too weak with the EU.

According to May's proposals, Britain will seek a free trade zone for goods with the EU, largely accepting a "common settlement" for goods and British participation in EU agencies.

Some Brexiteers argue that these proposals would ensure that the EU retains control over parts of the UK economy and thus runs counter to the spirit of its commitment to leave the Customs Union and the market. unique.

In an article in Mail on Sunday, Johnson insisted on attacking May's plan, calling it "a humiliation" that opens "ourselves to perpetual political blackmail".

London and Brussels say they want to get a divorce agreement from the European Council on 18 October or at the latest by the end of the year.

Any agreement with the EU must be approved by the British Parliament, which must go on Christmas holidays from December 20th to January 7th. If UK lawmakers reject an agreement at the end of December or the beginning of January, the EU three months later without agreement.

Without an agreement, the United Kingdom would move from continuing trade with the rest of the European Union to customs arrangements established by the World Trade Organization for external states, without preferential agreement.

Some business leaders have warned that adding just two minutes to the customs procedures of every truck passing through the English port of Dover would produce a 14-mile queue on either side of the Channel after a day.

Uncertainty over Brexit and its impact on the pound make it difficult to predict Primark's future profitability, the owner of the discount chain warned on Monday.

"Of all the years I've been in this chair, the coming year is one of the hardest to give because there's this uncertainty about the Brexit outcome," said Associated British Foods (ABF.L) Chief Financial Officer John Bason told Reuters.

Brexit supporters acknowledge that there could be short-term hardship for the UK's $ 2 trillion economy, but say it will flourish in the long run when it will be released from the EU, a failed experience of European integration dominated by Germany.

Baker said President May should seek a free trade agreement in line with the terms proposed by European Council President Donald Tusk in March, PA said.