Brexit, uphill road to Theresa May. Two decisive pieces of the British government are dismissed

Today the news came that the American ambassador, Woody Johnson, launched the idea of ​​a free trade area between Great Britain and the USA. An issue that will be addressed directly by President Donald Trump, expected in London next Friday. The American announcement came on one of the most difficult days for the British government as Brexit Secretary David Davis, his 'number two' Steve Baker, resigned, one after the other, and at a distance of not even twenty-four hours, even the foreign minister, Boris Johnson, 'hawk' of the 'brexiters'. The road is all uphill for Theresa May because it is well known that Johnson has always wanted to be premier and this could be her last chance. The Conservative government has defined a future relationship plan which envisages the creation of a single market and customs union. What was proposed was not liked by those who think it is a compromise strategy, which leaves little room for the House of Commons to draft future commercial relations for the United Kingdom. Dominic Raab has taken the place of Davis, the conservative party's dolphin, Eurosceptic, supporter of Leave during the campaign for the referendum, who will now have the task of negotiating with Brussels. Davis already had in mind to leave the government and in a letter addressed to May he wrote, "the path taken will leave us, at best, in a weak negotiating position". The creation of a free trade area, added May Davis, between the European Union and Great Britain on the basis of common rules, "leaves the control of large portions of our economy to the EU and will certainly not restore control of our laws in an effective sense ". Brussels does not see any major problems: "We will continue to negotiate with Prime Minister May and the British negotiators to reach an agreement," said Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas. And the European Parliament's Brexit coordinator, Guy Verhofstadt, hoped that the UK “takes a position to conclude a broad association agreement with the EU. But no one is hiding that now the situation is getting complicated for May, who will soon be speaking in the House of Commons. The earthquake comes as May is already facing the angry reaction of the Tory 'brexiters', convinced that the premier is putting the British Parliament in a position of subjection.

 

Brexit, uphill road to Theresa May. Two decisive pieces of the British government are dismissed

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