Veteran British politician Michael Heseltine said that the United Kingdom will soon be alone after officially leaving the European Union in what is known in the media as "Brexit".
Hazelstein - who held the position of deputy prime minister in John Major's government between 1995 and 1997 - warned that Britain’s exit from the European Union would not create jobs for the people and would not guarantee a "glorious" future, although it would make the country regain its sovereignty and control over its affairs.
In an article published by the Guardian newspaper, he described Brexit as "the worst decision" taken by London in the modern era, and asked about the significance of the silence of the ministers opposed to leaving the European Union.
He said that what he knows from his experience in government work is that there is a dearth of information and data, and an abundance of opinion debates and maneuvers between the European Union and Britain regarding Brexit.
On Sunday, Britain and the European Union agreed to continue talks to try to reach an agreement on their future relationship.
The decision to extend the negotiations is the most difficult in European history since World War II.
It also comes in light of many indications on both sides of the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union without an agreement.
Heseltine explained in his article that the use of the phrase "Britain regaining control of its affairs" implies the arousal of the British patriotism, calling on the leadership in his country to listen to the opposing point of view and realize the results of the settlements that will soon make the national pride a belief among the majority of party groups. Extreme.
He pointed out that he did not know exactly what all of these stances would result from by next January, adding that what he knew was that "we will be outside the European Union in theory and practice, whether with or without agreement."
According to the veteran British politician, in light of that policy, the people elected the current Conservative government that "will simply bear responsibility for the worst decision taken in peacetime" in modern history.
He added, commenting that he knows that government ministers are well aware of the consequences of that decision, pointing out that, however, he does not understand the reasons that lead them to remain silent.
The former British Deputy Prime Minister warned that his country is risking its commercial relationship with the largest market in its vicinity, accounting for about half of its imports and exports.
Despite this - Heseltine adds - the advocates of exodus continued to "talk to us about a glorious future, but we lack an iota of evidence or one truth."
He continued, saying that the prevailing "illusion" that US President Donald Trump would strike a suitable deal with Britain had evaporated after losing the last elections.
Britain’s exit from the European Union will refer to the World Trade Organization and the required compliance with the organization’s conditions, which means that any customs duties imposed on a country will withdraw on everyone.
Hezeltine stressed that this also means that sovereignty over laws will simply be transferred from Brussels of Belgium (the headquarters of the European Union) to the Presidency of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
He went on to say that among the outstanding issues in the negotiations with the European Union is the issue of marine fishing, which is specifically one of the emotional issues on both sides.
Without an agreement to exit, European fishing boats would lose access to British waters and vice versa.
This is why Britain has put 4 warships on standby to monitor its territorial waters and prevent European ships from fishing.
The writer called for the necessity for Britain to do everything in its power to take advantage of the Asian markets that "enjoy relatively high growth rates," noting that success in this regard depends on what one country owns of goods that another country wants to buy at prices that correspond to what it can pay for it. .
He stressed that the most important concern he takes for the British government is that it has not made a great effort to understand the true nature of the challenges facing the people or to prepare the country to address them.
He said that no one will blame the government for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, which may have finally subsided significantly after the manufacture of a vaccine for the disease.
But the pandemic was like a curtain that kept people from seeing Brexit as it was approaching by stealth, as he put it.
The conservative politician expressed his hope that common sense would prevail and the two parties to negotiate back from the edge of the abyss, saying that if Prime Minister Boris Johnson acquiesced in what he described as the militants affiliated with him and remains "intransigent" in his positions, then he will fall into the test of leadership and "the people will pay the price."