• Brussels: The EU will not agree to an extension of Brexit pending what happens in London

An official document of the British Government, released this Saturday by the Financial Times (FT), reveals that the Boris Johnson Executive plans to move away from European Union (EU) regulations on workers' rights and environmental protections once Brexit is consummated .

The text, prepared by the Department for the United Kingdom's Exit from the European Union (EU), with the participation of Downing Street, indicates that this country would be open to a significant separation from the community bloc in terms of labor regulations and environmental protection , although Brussels has insisted on maintaining comparable regulatory provisions after the "divorce".

The remaining 27 partners deliberate this weekend on London's request to delay Brexit (leaving the UK from the EU) until January 31, or propose a shorter extension.

British Prime Minister, conservative Boris Johnson, announced this week that he will try to call early general elections in the United Kingdom for December 12.

Johnson said he will give the deputies more time to discuss the Brexit agreement, but only if they agree to back their call to the polls.

The conservative leader needs a two-thirds majority in the House of Commons to advance elections before the end of the legislature, in 2022, which is why it is essential that the opposition forces approve.

According to the FT, there are fears in some sectors of the EU, especially in Berlin , that Johnson is making preparations with the idea of ​​reforming the United Kingdom and turning it into a kind of "Singapore on the Thames" , a slightly regulated economy, of low taxes, on the shores of Europe, once Brexit is consumed.

The leaked document, according to that information, points out that the way in which Brexit legislation has been drafted with respect to labor rights and environmental protection leaves "room for interpretation . "

According to this, the "interpretation of these commitments (by London and the EU) will be very different."

The Labor leader for Brexit, Jenny Chapman , admitted that the text confirms her "worst fears", considering that it is the prime minister's plan to "deregulate the economy, which will see destroyed rights and vital protections."

This seems to contradict the comments made by Johnson last Wednesday, when he said the United Kingdom is committed "to the fullest" with those rights and protections .

The British Parliament will vote on Monday the proposal to convene elections. In order for it to thrive, the support of two thirds of the House of Commons is necessary, so it is essential that at least part of the Labor MPs be approved.

Other opposition forces, such as the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP), the Democratic Liberal Party and the Welsh nationalist Plaid Cymru, do not support Johnson's plans for now.

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