Al Jazeera Net - London
British Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered the worst defeat of a prime minister in the House of Commons over the past four decades, with voices opposed to her plan to get out of the EU rising, as popular support for the exit has fallen.
In the opinion of the political editor in the Times, Francis Elliott that this loss of Mai is very significant, that the House of Commons will have a strong opinion on the options to be followed if the Council rejected the Prime Minister's plan to exit the European Union.
Yesterday, May lost an important vote in parliament forcing her to publish full legal advice on the BRICEST agreement she received from British Attorney General Jeffrey Cox. Mai insists that the publication of such legal advice is not in the interests of British national security, Votes against 293 in favor of publication, which means they are not convinced of the May plan to get out of the European club.
Legal advice is a confidential memo that includes a very important and confidential legal and political vision presented by the British Attorney General to the Prime Minister in order to take the appropriate decision on Brekst. However, the request of the House of Commons to publish the full consultation may mean that he is not confident of May's decision. Parliament in its constitutional implications.
The move was supported by six opposition parties, while the Democratic Union - which has a parliamentary agreement with the Conservatives - voted against the government.
| Kaddoumi is likely to vote against the May document (the island) |
Split and defeat
In an interview with Al JazeeraNet, legal adviser Ali Kaddoumi said that the referendum by the British over two years ago on membership in the European Union left Britain divided. After this period of negotiations with the EU countries, supporters of the exit and his opponents are still dissatisfied with the agreements reached by any of the exit agreements.
Kaddoumi said that the prime minister suffered three defeats related to the exit from the European Union, and after the parliament's insistence to disclose the full consultation, this is an additional defeat.
The legal adviser also expressed his belief that the parliament will vote against the May document because its government is divided and does not enjoy a parliamentary majority. It is also opposed by a large number of deputies from all directions. This raises questions about the fate of Britain's exit from the European Union and the possibility of re-holding the referendum. .
| A demonstration against the bricast in London two days ago (Reuters) |
Popular retreat
The defeat comes in a very important context, as a poll published by the highly-credible Center for the Study of the Evangelicals revealed a growing conviction that the 2016 vote for exit from the European Union was wrong, with 49% of those who gave their opinion that Britain was wrong in voting To exit, compared to only 38% who said exit was a valid option.
The British Prime Minister is facing great difficulties in marketing her agreement with the leaders of the European Union on the exit, where the Parliament must pass it on the eleventh of this month to pass, while the chances of passing is slim in light of strong opposition to him by the opposition Labor Party, To anger about 80 deputies from the ruling Conservative Party.
May's withdrawal agreement includes an estimated 40 to 45 billion euro bill, guarantees the rights of European residents of Britain and British citizens living in the European Union, and sets a transitional period beginning after the expected exit on March 29, 2019. It could last until late 2020 .