British Prime Minister Theresa May is playing her last card: in a public speech in London she illustrated the text of the implementing law which she will present to the British Parliament in early June, as a last-ditch attempt to break the stalemate on the ratification of the divorce from the EU. Among the ten points of the new agreement, it stands out the possibility of a hypothetical new referendum on the permanence of the United Kingdom in the European Union, which could be called if MEPs vote in favor of this solution. Indeed, according to the premier's strategy, the new popular consultation would be put to a vote in Parliament before the agreement with the EU linked to it. A prospect that is frightening the Tories themselves, who have always been opposed - in principle - to an appeal to the polls.
In addition, several have also been included in the text overtures on requests from the Labor opposition, who has maintained a cautious stance on Brexit, never openly siding in favor of one or another solution. These openings mainly concern two points: the extension (albeit provisional for now) of the times of a customs link with the EU, and the maintenance of European standards for the protection of workers and the environment. However, the new attempt at mediation was born under a bad star: the Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, he was not satisfied with the text. “It is a restatement of what has already been discussed, I don't see how it can pass in Parliament. There are no fundamental changes on alignment with the single market and on the customs union. We will not support the proposal."
THE TEN POINTS OF THE NEW AGREEMENT
1) Obligation for the government to conclude alternative agreements to replace the backstop solution by December 2020 so that the latter is never used.
2) Commitment that should the backstop come into force anyway, the government will ensure that Britain remain aligned with Northern Ireland.
3) The negotiation objectives and the final treaties on future relations with the EU must be approved by Parliament.
4) A new one will be voted on labor rights law so as to ensure that rights are no less favorable after Brexit than they were before.
5) There will be no changes in the level of environmental Protection once you leave the EU.
6) Britain will look for a business relationship with as little friction as possible with the EU once we leave the single market and the free movement of people ends.
7) The UK will keep up with the European rules on goods and products of the agri-food sector to protect the thousands of jobs that depend on just-in-time supply chains.
8) The government will carry on a compromise on customs on which the deputies will have to pronounce in order to break the stalemate.
9) There will be room for a vote of deputies whether or not to hold a new referendum.
10) There will be a legal obligation to introduce changes to the political declaration to reflect the terms of this new agreement.
All these points will be translated into law in order to last at least for the entire term of this Parliament.
