London (AFP)
Boris Johnson apologized Sunday for not having realized the Brexit on October 31 as he had promised and defended his agreement to exit the European Union criticized by Donald Trump.
Would he apologize to members of the Conservative Party who brought him to power for not keeping his word? "Of course," said the British prime minister to the journalist who interviewed him on Sky News.
Having come to power in July promising the Brexit "no matter what" at October 31, Boris Johnson had vowed that he would prefer to be "dead at the bottom of a ditch" rather than ask for a new postponement.
But he had to eat his hat and ask for a deadline until January 31, his divorce agreement negotiated with Brussels has not passed the test of Parliament.
The head of government expressed Sunday his "deep regrets".
The conservative leader has also criticized US President Donald Trump, his friend and ally, who had ruled Thursday on the British radio LBC, the agreement negotiated with the European Union does not allow to conclude "okay with the United Kingdom ".
"I do not want to denigrate the president, but in this respect he makes a clear mistake, and anyone who looks at our agreement can see it as an excellent deal," said Boris Johnson.
"The reason it's so painful to have this postponement is not because of the promises or my ego or whatever, but because of the uncertainty that this means for the whole country." Companies can not do that. predictions, families can not make forecasts, people do not know when Brexit is going to take place, "lamented Boris Johnson.
Explaining fears of further delay if Labor, the main opposition party, came to power in the aftermath of the December 12 elections, he ruled "crazy" the party's proposal to renegotiate an exit agreement and put it to the vote. British.
Boris Johnson also said he saw "no reason" to extend the post-Brexit transition period beyond the December 2020 deadline, saying trade negotiations "should be extremely simple".
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