Theresa May and her beloved Brexit

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After two years of negotiation for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, the Brexit has proved to be a headache for Theresa May

In 2016, the United Kingdom made a historic decision by green-lighting the country's exit from the European Union. Since that year, the Brexit became one of the priorities of the prime minister, Theresa May.

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However, things got complicated for May, who decided to postpone the vote in Parliament, which was necessary to make the exit. Finally, May put a concrete date for the vote, which was held on January 15, and turned out to be a historical humiliation, because the results showed that 432 parliamentarians did not agree with Brexit and only 202 did.

Given this, the position of May was in danger when the opponent Jeremy Corbyn raised the idea of a vote of confidence, which became effective and the prime minister retained her position thanks to the 19 votes of difference that managed to save her.

Since then, May met the deadline to present what is called "Plan B", so that Parliament changes its mind and the Brexit can be approved.

However, May's plan b is an unchanged copy of the originally submitted plan. In this, she ratifies that she will continue with the dialogue "with the rest of the parties on the controversial safeguard or backstop for Northern Ireland, and that she hopes to return to Brussels to address the issue", as El Español affirms.

It should be remembered that the situation in Ireland is a priority, to avoid the appearance of a physical border between both countries (Northern Ireland and Ireland). Thus, the same media states that there is the possibility of reviving "the confrontation between the unionist Protestants who want to continue in the United Kingdom and the Catholics who support unification with Ireland."

If control points are established at the border, they could become "the targets of terrorist attacks and the pole of recruiting extremists." Beyond the fact that the situation with Ireland is a priority, May remains firm in the initial proposals.

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The edge of opposition

Faced with a complicated scenario for Theresa May, the opposition in the UK hopes to gain control over Brexit. Headed by Jeremy Corbyn, the Labor party presented an amendment that proposes several ways out to solve the blockade currently facing the Parliament in May's proposals.

In this, the possibility of holding a new referendum stands out, something that Corbyn has proposed as a viable solution to resolve the Brexit issue.

According to Page 12, Corbyn addressed this amendment as: "Our amendment will allow the deputies to vote on the options to end this blockade of Brexit and avoid the chaos of a non-agreement. It is time for the debate to be centered on the alternative Labor plan, which keeps all options on the table, including the option of a popular vote".

May's response was immediate, and "dismissed the Labor's proposal", as TN states. She added that postponing the Brexit will not solve anything. The same media emphasizes that May refused to "extend Article 50" (which gives a period of two years for the exit) and before this, she said that "extending Article 50 will not solve anything, because at some point the members of this chamber will have to decide if they want a situation of no agreement, accept an agreement or that there is no 'brexit'.

These are difficult times for May, because the vote on her plan b will take place next Monday, January 28, almost two months before the inevitable departure from the United Kingdom. The outlook is not very favorable for May, as it is expected that this vote will also have a negative outcome for the British prime minister. There is no doubt that it will be a power struggle between her and Corbyn, who is also not very open to giving in to the solutions proposed by May and her beloved Brexit.

LatinAmerican Post | Laura Viviana Guevara Muñoz

Translated from " Theresa May y su deseado Brexit"