The Brexitsetzt Theresa May in a slavish order. It does so as hardliners and ideologues in Conservative party demand it from it. Get out of single market. Get out of customs union. So long as Britain's prime minister is holding on to se red lines, she is sure of backing of eurosceptics in her party. In case of slightest deviation, y threaten her with a vote.
Only: Meanwhile, re is concrete resistance in British Parliament to Mays Brexit policy. The implementation according to demands of hardliners could soon be over. On Thursday, MEPs voted not only from opposition, but also from May Conservative Party, to force prime Minister to negotiate a customs union with EU.
Nor can Theresa May ignore debate and vote. Parliament's call is not binding, it only signals that mood in Parliament is turning.
But in coming weeks and months it will be serious. Then amendments of Withdrawal Act, Withdrawal bill, have to be debated and confirmed in Federal Council so that it can become effective. May already knows that she must n take down defeats. Because in Parliament re is now a majority for a customs union with EU, even after Brexit, decided withdrawal of Britain from EU. May will n have to re-orient ir Brexit policy and cross border.
Strange ideological reasonsThe Brexit splits not only country and population, but also Conservative Party. For a long time, "Remainers", as EU proponents and losers of Brexit referendum are mocking, have kept in background. But that is now over. This was demonstrated by debate on Thursday in British Commons. It was first step of a tactically planned revolt by all those who would rar see Britain in a customs union with EU.
The proposal was debated that government should negotiate an "effective customs union" with EU. Yvette Cooper, a investigate, brilliantly sounding and economically savvy Labour MEP, carried him forward, with all arguments that economy expects from a smooth trade with EU. Their arguments were so uncontroversial and logical that Kenneth Clarke, Grandsenior of Parliament and former finance minister of Conservatives, conceded: "I can only agree with every sentence. Moreover, single market, customs union and free trade with continental Europe were Conservative Party's policy for 50 years. " It is absurd that decision of this unfortunate referendum on Brexit is now being implemented for strange ideological reasons so that it is a serious pity to country.
That is what matters: ideologues and pragmatists are unsympatic to country, population, cabinet and Parliament. Before and immediately after Brexit referendum, it was still ideologues who dominated debate. But now real politicians are defending mselves and possibly with success.
Date Of Update: 27 April 2018, 12:02
