Debate on Brexit: the House of Lords rejects the EU agreement

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KShortly before the Brexit vote in the British House of Commons, Prime Minister Theresa May got another brake. In the majority majority of the House of Lords, after a three-day debate late at night, a majority voted in favor of a warning motion stating that the May agreement with the EU would damage the prosperity of the kingdom , internal security and global influence, In addition, the House of Lords warned of the dangers of a Brexit without agreement. There were 321 members and 152 against.

The vote in the lower house on the Brexit agreement between London and the other 27 Member States is scheduled for Tuesday evening. There are many signs of defeat by Prime Minister May. The result could be a Brexit not regulated at the release date of 29 March without transitional provisions. Chaos threatens in case of exit from the EU without agreement.

At the conclusion of the debate, Richard Keen invited MEPs to support Mays' agreement because the alternatives would be worse. Furthermore, the Parliament must respect the outcome of the referendum of 2016. A second referendum, as requested by some, would be considered by many critics as a "constitutional scandal". For the Labor Party of the Opposition, Dianne Hayter said that the agreement is absolutely inadequate to guarantee future UK relations with the EU.

Backstop as a point of attack

According to a media report, British Prime Minister Theresa May is aiming for a second vote in the event of the failure of the Treaty on Brexit in Parliament, relying on the support of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Chancellor offered to help May and offered further concessions from the EU, if MPs would refuse the exit deal in the evening vote, the newspaper "The Sun" said, citing government clubs.

This would lead to persuading Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to accept an expiration date for the controversial emergency solution for the border with the British province of Northern Ireland.

However, a spokesman for the British government denied the report: "The content of the telephone conversation between the Chancellor and the Prime Minister is misrepresented by" The Sun. "The Chancellor gave no guarantees beyond what was discussed in the December European Council and what is reported in the letter by Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk. "

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The President of the European Commission Juncker and the President of the Council of the EU Tusk had previously tried to support May with a letter. It reaffirms the commitments made by the European Union without however making any changes to the draft treaty. The EU will do its utmost to establish a trade agreement by the end of 2020 and avoid the Northern Ireland emergency solution, they said.

This so-called "backstop" is intended to prevent a harsh border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, a member of the European Union, also in order to avoid the resurgence of the conflict in Ireland. North. However, this could lead to a temporary trade border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The EU has repeatedly stressed that there could be no changes to the contract.

Opponents of the Brexit agreement negotiated by the May government and the EU reject the blockade. They see it as a lasting link with the EU. It is questionable that May receives a majority, since many members of its Conservative Party are opposed to the contract. May postponed the postponement of the EU scheduled for Monday, March 29th.