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"If you're worried do not worry, this is the case for everyone": it is with these words that a presenter of the BBC opened his newspaper after the votes last night in the House of Commons. A day marked by confusion in the debates and in the manner of conducting them. Even if the deputies, it is recorded, refuse an exit without agreement of the European Union.
with our special correspondent in London
We still do not know what the British MPs want, but we know a little more about what they do not want: a dry exit, a "no deal" as they say across the Channel, no! Admittedly, and the hardest "brexiters" hastened to recall it from the known results, these votes are not legally binding, in other words, they do not rule out the possibility of a brutal exit "by accident", but Theresa May had promised it before the vote, the result of which is surprise, she will respect the opinion of parliamentarians ... as always, in her own way.
Vote this Thursday and next Wednesday
His proposal? A vote next Wednesday, European Council watch in Brussels, on the agreement negotiated with the EU, the text it could not even present in December, which was rejected with a historic slap in January, refused still very much Tuesday night.
This Thursday, parliamentarians are invited to decide on the timetable:
-This time it's a yes, and Theresa May will ask the Europeans for a "technical" deadline for the release, until June 30 (it's just about adapting the legislation)
-It is no and still no: at that time the Prime Minister will ask for a long postponement of the release date to 27, and the holding of European elections in the United Kingdom.
In reality it is a kind of ultimatum to the recalcitrant, and mainly to the hard "brexiters" of his camp, threatening them to postpone the Brexit to the Greek sledges if they do not vote his agreement. In fact, no one here believes that this will be enough to get the text through next Wednesday. All are already talking about a potential 4th vote. On condition that he is authorized by the speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow: to vote 4 times on the same text could appear as a lack of respect for parliamentarians.
Total confusion in the Tories
Unprecedented behavior and practices in this very old parliamentary democracy, we have yet seen a flop just the day yesterday.
While Theresa May still virtually speechless compulsively swallowed cough patches on the benches of the House of Commons, attending debates led by Michael Gove -one of her rivals who dreams of taking her place- the total confusion was at home. the Tories.
Nobody, including the government, has voted in the same direction ... It has also been seen, and it was unimaginable so far in London, a member of the government defend in front of the deputies an agreement with the European Union " to the Norwegian "and two others plead for a" dry outing ". All in all, except what the tenant of Downing Street defends.
A minister loyal to Theresa May said a few hours before the debates at the BBC: "We must lock up these people until they agree! "
Reporter's note: "You are in the government, it's up to you! "
Minister's response: "You talk to the right person, I am the Minister of Prisons! "
Worry in the business world
Beyond this type of pirouette very British, the business world begins to panic seriously. The repeated and repetitive rumors about a departure from Theresa May or general elections, the votes that follow and as a routine of the blockage that sets in, British economic circles can not anymore.
The pound sterling does not pick up but the bosses multiply the alarmist messages about the risks of a disordered exit of the European Union, and they are tired of waiting to know what will happen.
They are right, said Philip Hammond yesterday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Minister of Finance NDLR) yesterday presented a progress report on the economy of the country. Austere and long-limbed, the man who is nicknamed "Phil the Accountant" declared in front of the deputies: "A cloud of uncertainty hangs over our economy". The official institute has also reduced its growth forecast for 2019 from 1.6 to 1.2%.
I'm on my way to Parliament to deliver the #SpringStatement - the government's response to the forecast from @OBR_UK. I'll be setting out how we invest in infrastructure, technology, housing, skills, and green energy, to capitalize on the post-Brexit opportunities ahead. pic.twitter.com/bnrwfDBmQl
Philip Hammond (@PhilipHammondUK) 13 de marzo de 2019