• Divorce in the EU.Boris Johnson reiterates that the United Kingdom will leave the EU on October 31
  • Let's talk about Geopolitics. Brexit: the golden egg hen

The "premier" Boris Johnson claimed "a clear yes or no" to his Brexit agreement, which can be voted on Monday afternoon. The Labor opposition has announced in the meantime its intention to re-torpedo the vote with a battery of amendments, with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which considers the Johnson agreement as a threat to "the economic and constitutional integrity" of the United Kingdom.

The last word is in any case the president of the House of Commons, John Bercow, who could foil Johnson's plans and oppose the vote on the grounds that the Government had an opportunity last Saturday and decided to cancel it without prior notice.

Boris Johnson effectively backed down in the "Supersábado" after the last maneuver of the opposition, which managed to approve an amendment (by 322 to 306 votes) forcing him to request an extension of Brexit. The "premier" withdrew the vote of his agreement fearing a new parliamentary defeat and decided to allow time to seek new support for his agreement.

"We have enough votes to move it forward," warned Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab , who stressed that the date of EU exit remains October 31. The Government hopes to win the support of twenty deputies expelled from the Conservative Party a month ago and a long dozen Brexit supporters.

In the absence of 10 days for the stipulated date for Brexit, the obstructionist maneuvers of Parliament are making it "increasingly unlikely that the Government can reach the goal in time," according to BBC analyst Laura Kuenssberg.

In full countdown , Johnson also faces a new court action for "contempt" of Parliament, for his decision to send to Brussels two contradictory letters: one unsigned and calling for Brexit extension, and another signed arguing that a new delay would be "a mistake".

The European Union attends in the meantime with stupefaction at the theater of the absurd of Westminster, which has punished Johnson with eight parliamentary defeats in three months. The president of the European Council Donald Tusk began a round of consultations with the 27 on Sunday and warned that the EU will take several days to pronounce on a hypothetical extension. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has left the doors open, but French President Emmanuel Macron has been reluctant to enter.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

Know more

  • Boris johnson
  • United Kingdom
  • European Union
  • Angela Merkel
  • Emmanuel Macron

BrexitAngela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron believe that "the Brexit agreement is about to be concluded"

United Kingdom Key dates until Brexit

Divorce in the EU The toxic glossary of Brexit