The deal was stalled

Teresa May postponed a parliamentary vote on Brexit

On Tuesday, December 11, the so -called “decisive vote” was supposed to take place on the exit of the UK from the European Union: the parliament members had to approve or reject a Brexit deal agreed by Teresa May with the rest of the EU. The debates in parliament went before for four days. However, on Monday evening, Teresa May announced the transfer of voting and new, urgent negotiations with Brussels about the terms of the transaction.

According to Teresa May, the clause on the border with Northern Ireland "causes widespread and deep concern." “If we have a vote tomorrow, the transaction will be rejected with a significant advantage of votes,” the Prime Minister said. According to the law, she had the right to make an independent decision to transfer the vote. According to the opponents, however, it looks like a May attempt to save a deal that no one likes, and herself as the prime minister.

“It was quite obvious that the prime minister’s deal was not supported by the current parliament, but she repeated again and again that this was the only possible deal,” said the leader of the Labor-the main opposition party-Jeremy Korbin.

The first Minister of Scotland, Nikola Nerdzhen, called the decision of Teresa May "miserable cowardice."

The draft of the Brexit deal was approved by the British government on November 14 - after long, painful negotiations. Immediately after the approval of the transaction, several ministers, in disagreement with its content, resigned.

The most difficult point in the transaction remains the issue of the border of Northern Ireland - part of the United Kingdom - and Ireland. Residents of both Irelands oppose the return of the hard border after Brexit. During the negotiations of Great Britain, different proposals sounded with the European Union, but ultimately agreed the following: in the coming years after Brexit London and Brussels, they will sign an agreement on the free trade zone, after which the need for the border will disappear, and until then, Britain will remain a member of the Customs Union. It is assumed that the agreement will be signed at some point in the transition period, which should last until December 2020.

This item categorically does not suit many supporters of Brexit. In fact, this is a compromise that allows you to conclude at least some deal, but does not guarantee nothing to London. Opponents of the transaction predict that negotiations on the creation of a free trade zone will be delayed for years, and all this time the UK will be forced to stay in the Customs Union. So, it will be forced to continue to coordinate with Brussels many aspects of domestic policy - including taxes and labor legislation - as well as trade transactions with third countries. According to many, this destroys the whole meaning of Brexit as such.

The disagreement of the majority with the transaction was finally manifested during the parliamentary debate. According to the deputy of the conservative Steve Beaker, the former deputy minister on Brexit issues,

“The deal is so bad that they do not dare to take it to the parliament to vote.”

According to Teresa May, she plans to conduct urgent negotiations with Brussels. What exactly will be discussed is not entirely clear: the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Junker has already stated that this is the final version of the transaction-which, incidentally, was agreed on several months. And even if the European Union makes changes in some clauses of the agreement, then it is unlikely that those that relate to the border with Ireland, the position of Brussels is firm here: there should be no hard border.

What will happen next is very difficult to predict. The leaders of the Small Opposition Parties - the Scottish National Party and liberal democrats - have already promised their support to the Laborists led by Jeremy Corbin if they raised the question of Votuma Maja's vote. Only their votes will not be enough for Votum to pass, but now a significant part of its own conservative party is tuned against May.

At the same time, calls for a repeated referendum are again heard. On Monday morning, the European Court ruled that the UK, despite the agreements reached, could decide at any time until March 29 to remain as part of the EU.

However, this is just the only option that Teresa May categorically celebrates: she has repeatedly stated that there could be a second referendum.