The British parliament has to decide how long to delay Brexit. The government is strongly opposed

Xinhua reported on April 10 that the lower house of the British Parliament approved the bill late at night on the 8th, binding the government must put forward a request to the European Union to postpone the "Brexit", and must not "leave the EU" without a deal on April 12. In addition, the government must "go through the court", explain to Parliament the extension of the "Brexit" timetable, and Parliament will vote to approve it.


Although the content required by the bill is not fundamentally different from what British Prime Minister Theresa May is doing at this stage, the initiative is clearly different. The British government strongly opposes Parliament's move.

【 Parliament's action 】

The bill, co-sponsored by Conservative MP Oliver Light and opposition Labour MP Yvette Cooper, passed the lower house of Parliament last week by 313 votes in favour and 312 against, before being debated and voted on by the upper house. The bill was passed by the upper House on the 8th and sent back to the lower house, where it was approved by an overwhelming majority that night and signed by Queen Elizabeth II just before midnight.

May has written to European Council President Donald Tusk asking for another extension, with a deadline of June 30. Reuters reported that Parliament passed the bill at this time, intended to obtain additional legislative guarantees to ensure that no deal is avoided on the 12th "Brexit".

In addition, the bill requires the government to put forward a motion to postpone the "Brexit" timetable to Parliament for discussion and approval by Parliament. If Parliament does not agree with the government's extension of the "Brexit" schedule, it can make legally binding adjustments. However, if the EU sets a new "Brexit" date, parliament will not be able to raise objections again and ask the prime minister to renegotiate with the EU.

"Both houses of Parliament have made it clear tonight that no deal would be hugely damaging to jobs, manufacturing and security in this country," Cooper told reporters.

Reuters reported that the above bill passed in Parliament, May further weaken Theresa May's persuasive power in the EU. She had previously told the EU that it would be able to secure enough support from parliament as long as the time was extended.

【 Schedule is tight 】

Theresa May promised to use June 30 as the latest "Brexit" deadline, but opposed parliament's approach, arguing that the bill approved on the 8th was not well drafted, rushed through parliament and constituted a dangerous precedent.

Theresa May made a motion overnight on the 8th to take June 30 as the "Brexit Day" for Parliament to debate and vote on the 9th.

The United Kingdom was scheduled to formally "leave the European Union" on March 29, because the agreement reached by the two sides was rejected by the Lower house of the British Parliament three times in a row, the "Brexit" process has stalled. According to the agreement, the United Kingdom must make a new choice before April 12, that is, delay "Brexit", no deal "Brexit" or no "Brexit".

Leaders of EU member states are scheduled to meet on April 10 to discuss the British side's request for another extension of the "Brexit". Mrs May wants to speak to the leaders of Germany and France before the meeting. She will travel to the German capital Berlin on Tuesday to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and then to the French capital Paris to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron.

According to the analysis, the EU may reject the British request and oppose the June 30 limit and grant a longer extension.

In the UK, Theresa May chose to compromise and negotiate with the opposition Labour Party in order to win support for the "Brexit" agreement. However, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on the 8th that the government still rejected Labour's demands, such as remaining in the EU customs union.

Maintaining the customs union is a key demand of the opposition Labour Party. Such a plan of politically decoupling from the EU and economically remaining in the customs union is also known as "soft Brexit."


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