Ahead of the European summit .. decisive hours in Britain

Al Jazeera Net - London

"Playing in lost time" is the right term for British Prime Minister Teresa Mae to try to agree with the opposition Labor Party on a common formula for the EU exit deal.

It seems that Mai threw this attempt with her latest papers ahead of the upcoming European summit on Wednesday, and put her future in the hands of opposition Labor leader Jeremy Corbin.

She said last Sunday that reaching an agreement between her and the opposition requires a compromise from both sides, reflecting the loss of confidence in the ability to convince her party to support it, and addressed the split of the labor opposition.

She flew to Paris and Berlin to persuade senior Europeans to support the extension of Britain's stay until June 30 and cut off any route by letting her go out without agreement, asserting that she was close to reaching a deal with the opposition Labor Party.

Commenting on May's statements, Al-Jazeera's Secretary of Labor, Omar Ismail, said it was clear that the negotiations between his party and Mai could be described as unsuccessful so far.

More concessions
He said the British government had made no concessions on the red lines set by Theresa May regarding the European Common Market and the Customs Union, accusing Mai of wanting Labor to make more concessions than he could.

As the Labor Party enters the negotiations in unison and consensus within its members under the conditions set by Labor leader Jeremy Corbin to support the exit plan, the positions of conservatives and the government are mixed.

According to him, there are many views and a conflict within the Conservative Party, some of its members say that negotiations are proceeding satisfactorily, while others say that the Conservative government can not make concessions.

With regard to the decisions of the upcoming European summit, the Labor leader considers that the EU would be severely affected if Britain came out without agreement, indicating that this should be in mind as we analyze the European position.

He said there were serious concerns in some European capitals that the unregulated exit would lead to a recession in Europe as a whole, saying the EU would prevent this and extend to Britain until June 30.

Accept settlement
The British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that Britain is ready to accept a settlement including a customs union with the European Union, stressing that negotiations with the opposition Labor Party serious and could result in a settlement of the file BRICAST and orderly departure from the European Union.

But Hunte, the pro-EU hawk, did not say how he and the prime minister would be able to convince the hard-line Conservatives, who reject the idea of ​​a soft exit, that staying in the customs union is worse than coming out without an agreement.

This hardline movement has begun early on to support the nomination of former foreign minister Boris Johnson to replace her resignation or overthrow.

Perhaps the division between the two parties and the refusal of both May and Corbin to bring the rapprochement with the other to a rebellion within the party bases and the loss of office, are limiting their ability to maneuver, and this is the description he provided.

In the context of the follow-up to the negotiations between the two parties, the political editor of the Times, Oliver Wright, believes there are good reasons for the parties' ability to reach agreement if they want to, but there are strong reasons why they probably do not.

Determinants of the position of Europeans
On the other hand, the questions remain about the seriousness of the European Union in allowing the UK to leave without a legitimate agreement, but doing so seems pragmatic in terms of pragmatism.

The EU expressed its readiness for this option. Its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, reiterated the UK's responsibility in the event of an exit without an agreement.

On the other hand, experts believe that the damage caused by Britain's exit from the European Union without an agreement will not stop at the borders of Britain, but rather the European Union will make the decision to come out without an agreement harmful to the parties, since Britain is the fifth economy in the world, Europeans.

For example, an economic report for the New York Times reported that Germany exports eight hundred thousand cars a year to Britain, which accounts for 14 percent of all cars produced locally.

Reading the above statement seems to help to understand the nature of the forthcoming European decision. Although Europeans have a stronger position in political negotiations, experts agree that there is no winner if an orderly withdrawal agreement is not reached.