New chapter of the Brexit soap opera. "THE 27 EU countries have decided to accept the United Kingdom's request for a 'flextension' until 31 January 2020. The decision will be formalized with a written procedure”. This was the announcement on Twitter by the President of the European Council Donald Tusk.
A three-month extension to try to finally complete the Brexit that has been awaited for three years. In fact, the United Kingdom should have left the European Union on October 31st, but the internal struggles in Westminster have once again blown everything up. On 19 October, Prime Minister Boris Johnson therefore had to ask the EU for a new postponement in order to avoid, against his will, that the United Kingdom left the Union without an agreement. In reality, the Premier had repeatedly declared his intention to leave the Union at any cost, including no deal, by 31 October, but a law approved in early September by the English Parliament forced him to send a letter to Brussels asking a further extension. Recall that the UK Parliament has also rejected the last agreement negotiated by Johnson with the European Union.
The postponement announced by Donald Tusk will be "flexible". Which means that the United Kingdom will be able to say goodbye to the European Union even before January 31st provided Westminster approves a deal. The so-called "flextension" allows London to leave the EU on December XNUMXst, January XNUMXst or February XNUMXst depending on whether the agreement is signed in November, December or January.
It was thought that the time granted by Brussels should serve the United Kingdom to go to new elections, hypothesized for December 12th. But no, because a few hours later Westminster has rejected the motion on early voting tabled by the British government. However, the last word may not be said. The Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party have presented a further proposal which foresees elections for 9 December. The Tory government could support it. A simple majority would be required for its approval. On paper, therefore, the numbers are there.
Last update: 7.26 am on 29 October
