[London 9th Reuters]-There is more uncertainty about Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
On July 9, Queen Elizabeth approved a bill that would postpone UK withdrawal from the end of October. The law obligates Prime Minister Johnson to request the EU to postpone a three-month withdrawal if the proposed withdrawal agreement with the EU is not approved by Congress before October 19 .
However, after the law was enacted, Prime Minister Johnson stressed that he would aim for an exit agreement at the EU summit in October, but would not seek postponement. He showed his willingness to act in a parliamentary effort to prevent withdrawal without agreement.
The House of Representatives rejected the motion of the dissolution general election submitted by Prime Minister Johnson to break the deadlock over the EU withdrawal early morning. Approval of the dissolution general election required 434 votes, two-thirds of the House of Representatives (650 seats), but only 293 votes.
The prime minister just passed a general election motion on the 4th and was just rejected by Congress. [nL3N25V4AD] He was aiming for a general election ahead of mid-October before the EU summit on October 17, but he was rejected by Congress again.
The leader of the British and Labor Party, Corbin, is eager for a general election, but he agrees with the dissolution general election unless the possibility of forcing the withdrawal without agreement with the EU at the end of October is excluded. He stated that he would not.
After the motion was rejected, Prime Minister Johnson said in the parliament that "the government will proceed with negotiations for a draft withdrawal agreement. “I will attend an important EU summit on October 17th. No matter how many ways the parliament came up with my hand, I will endeavor to reach a consensus that will meet the national interest. I will not postpone the EU withdrawal. "
After that, the parliament entered the closing procedure until October 14th.
EU leaders have repeatedly said they have not received any specific proposals from the UK.
Irish Prime Minister Baracker will stand next to Prime Minister Johnson on the 9th, and if the reporters have a desire to avoid disagreement without agreement, Prime Minister Johnson will need to make concrete proposals to solve the Irish border problem. Remark that there is. A solution to the border problem “Backstop (safety)” alternatives should be “real and legally binding and functional” and “we have not received such a proposal yet. Not. "
Prime Minister Baracker's unreserved remarks indicate that Johnson's bet to try to urge France and Germany to renegotiate a draft withdrawal agreement that was agreed last November by flickering without agreement.
According to the postponement withdrawal law that came into effect on the 9th, if the parliament approves withdrawal without agreement by October 19, it will be possible to leave without agreement on October 31. However, it is unlikely that the current parliament will change the policy and agree to leave without agreement.
US investment firm BlackRock believes that the realities of leaving without agreement or conducting a referendum have increased.
On the 9th, Chairman Berkow of the House of Representatives announced that he would retire as chairman at the end of October. The chairman, who had been criticized by the government for helping the passage of the EU postponement postponement law, warned the government not to quit parliament.
On the same day, the House of Representatives approved in favor of requesting the government to publish relevant documents on the plans for unconfirmed withdrawal, as well as the exchanges between government officials over the decision to close the parliament. Those seeking document publications allege that the decision to close the parliament had a political motive to reduce the time to debate over the EU.
