Debating the European Union Brexit Deal in the House of Commons today, 62-year-old British Prime Minister Theresa May tried to sell the best deal she got from the European Union. “This is the best deal possible. I am inviting those who have to ratify this deal in the House of Commons to take this into consideration. This is the best deal for the U.K., the best deal for the European Union, this is the only deal possible,” said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. Juncker antagonized the House of Commons and House of Lords Juncker basically told May take or leave the EU Brexit offer buying the U.K out for $39 billion pounds. Yearly dues to the EU for the U.K. totaled about $16 billion pounds before British voters decided June 23, 2016 to get out of the EU. At the time British voters were concerned about growing terrorism in the European Continent with the EU insisting that the U.K. take nin more Mideast refugees.
Brexit’s biggest advocate Nigel Farage has all but disappeared in today’s Brexit deal is finally coming to reality. MPs in the House of Common asked May to redo the Brexit vote, that passed June 23, 2016 by a small margin, 52% to 48%. House of Commons expressed concern that the U.K. could lose some 80.000 jobs over the next several years, not sure how ending the EU’s Passport-free Travel Schengen Agreement would harm U.K business opportunities. Without assuring international businesses that employees can travel-and-work in any EU country creates anxiety in U.K MPs, concerned about the loss of British jobs. EU officials like Juncker and former European Council President Donald Tusk shouldn’t tell May all negotiation is over, regardless of shortcomings by the House of Commons. Most House of Commons MPs agree with MP Jeremy Corbin that calling deal the latest offer a “botched deal,” especially when it comes to guarantees EU jobs.
Corbin wants to debate May one-one-one to show how the latest EU deal handcuffs the U.K. when it comes to bilateral trade deals. May hoped to implement the Chequers Plan that provides for “frictionless” trading, leaving the U.K’s same stake in the European Space Agency and Aribus, something uncertain under the new economic deal. Corbin wants the House of Commons to reject May’s plan to get a no confidence vote in May, calling for new elections at the earliest possible time. While May says she’s obligated to implement the June 23, 2016 Brexit vote, most U.K. votes look like they changed their mind. Once the economy calamity to the U.K. became obvious, Mps and the public go cold feet. Corbin knows that if May gets rejected by the House of Commons, he’s got a good shot of getting rid of May. Corbin’x Labor Party has a got chance of replacing May. When Corbin talks of a “botched deal,” he’s referring to the EU taking advantage of the U.K.
May insists that the U.K. will be better off independent of the EU, but can’t say what’s going to be better, especially when it comes to “frictionless” trade deals House of Commons MPs grilled May today over her wholesale acceptance of the EU’s Brexit offer, saying she’s getting the best deal possible. While Juncker and Tusk have said as much, there’s no reason to assume that May can’t get at better deal on the $39 billion pound divorce settlement. Corbin wants to pay the EU considerably less than the deal struck by May, Juncker and Tusk. May insists that she got the best possible but many experts on both sides of the pond, prompted President Donald Trump to tweet that he thought the EU got the better end of the bargain. “A great deal for the EU,” Trump tweeted, complaining that the deal might prevent deals with the U.S. Judging by the House of Commons’ response to May today, she’s treading on thin ice, dangerously close to a no confidence vote.
` When it comes to the hard border between the Irish Republic and British Northern Ireland, the EU allowed a passport free travel between the two countries. With Ireland and North Ireland in a close economic partnership, the EU didn’t want to continue giving the U.K. preferential treatment when it comes to trading. May promised that the “backstop” would enable the U.K. to have continuity trading with the Irish Republic. Backstop provisions allow the border to remain a passport-free zone between Norhern Ireland and the Republic. When it comes to the North Ireland-Republic border, the U.K. wants no changes when it comes to the border. If the House of Commons rejects May’s deal, she’s not going to have much support in either the House of Parliament. Pushing May to redo the Brexit vote doesn’t deal with the disadvantages of separating the U.K. off EU, something bound to occur.
May’s got a real problem on her hands selling what looks like a bad deal for the U.K. to complete the Brexit deal. May sees it as her obligation to complete a June 23, 2016 national vote that had more to do with immigration issues than economics. British voters now fear that May’s Brexit deal compromises British workers something not obvious in 2016. If the House of Commons rejects the deal, it’s going to be difficult for May to avoid a no confidence vote. When British voters voted for Brexit in 2016, they didn’t take into account the economic consequences of splitting off from the EU. While the severance agreement was obvious, staying in the EU came with a great many benefits for British businesses and citizens. Listening to the EU’s Juncker and Tusk play hardball, it’s no surprise that the House of Commons and House of Lords doesn’t trust the deal. Without getting the deal approved, May’s days are numbered as U.K. Prime Minister, opening the door to Jeremy Corbin.
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