[Special correspondent of Global Times in Britain and Germany Qiang Wei Mu Jishan Aoki Wei Hui] No! No! No! … … The British Parliament, mired in Brexit, showed the world their ability to say "no". On the evening of April 1, the House of Commons of the British Parliament once again conducted an "indicative vote" on the alternatives to Brexit. As a result, all four options were rejected again. The Brexit agreement led by British Prime Minister Theresa May has been rejected three times, and various alternatives proposed by Parliament have failed to pass many times. Originally, March 29th was supposed to be the day when Britain left the EU. At the request of the British government, the date was extended to April 12th. Seeing that the "deadline" was approaching, there was still no hope of breaking the deadlock. Banier, the EU’s chief negotiator in charge of Brexit, warned on the 2nd that it is increasingly possible for Britain to leave without agreement. Fu Sida, the chief negotiator of the "Brexit" of the European Parliament, even bluntly said that Britain’s "hard Brexit" was almost inevitable. For more than two years, Britain has devoted almost all its political energy to the issue of Brexit, but what it got was endless quarrels and repeated vetoes. The split and paralysis of British politics has become the object of ridicule by many foreign media. The Irish Independent newspaper said that "the British parliamentary system cannot find any solution, which makes their democracy a laughing stock".
On the evening of the 1 ST local time, the lower house of the British Parliament voted again on four "soft Brexit" alternatives. As a result, four proposals, including negotiating with the EU to maintain a customs union, establishing a "Common Market 2.0", holding a second referendum and canceling Brexit if no agreement can be reached, have not received more than half of the votes. Among them, the proposal to maintain a customs union with the EU was rejected by three votes, which is the closest scheme among all the "indicative votes".
Immediately after the voting results were announced, the exchange rate of the pound against the US dollar fell by nearly 1%. The British "Daily Express" said that there are still 10 days to go to the EU’s Brexit deadline for the UK, but parliamentarians have said "no" to all Brexit programs. CNN said on the 2nd that if Brexit is a tennis match, it will be a hard five-set match. In the past, five sets of games were tied, and now the score is 60, and neither side can gain obvious advantages. Everyone is exhausted, and there is no end in sight.
"The possibility of Britain leaving the EU without agreement is increasing." According to Agence France-Presse, Banier, the EU’s chief negotiator in charge of Brexit, warned of the deadlock in Brexit on the 2nd. Banier said that leaving the EU without an agreement has never been what the EU wanted. "But the 27 EU countries are ready now, and it is becoming more and more possible every day.". Banier also said that if Britain fails to pass an agreement in the next few days, there are only two options left: no agreement to leave the EU, or a request for a long delay in leaving the EU. The latter option requires Britain to agree to hold the European Parliament election in May, which the Theresa May administration, which wants to leave the European Union before then, has tried its best to avoid.
Agence France-Presse said on the 2nd that British Brexit Secretary Buckley hinted that the government may seek a fourth vote on the Brexit agreement this week to avoid the delay in the Brexit process and hold the European Parliament election in May. Buckley warned that otherwise, "the default legal position is that Britain will leave the EU within 11 days", even if no agreement is reached. The BBC said that a number of cross-party lawmakers proposed an urgent motion on the 2 nd, asking the Prime Minister to delay Brexit if no agreement can be reached.
"A hard Brexit is almost inevitable." Former Belgian Prime Minister Fu Sida, the chief negotiator of the "Brexit" of the European Parliament, issued a more straightforward warning on the 2nd. European Commission President Juncker said in an interview with Italian television: "We are very patient with our British friends, but our patience is running out." French President Macron warned on the 2nd that the EU should not be "held hostage" by the Brexit crisis. Macron also said that if Britain can’t find a solution, it will actually choose to leave the EU without agreement. "We can’t stop this failure.".
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