The British Parliament had given Mae the authority to run the procedure Brexit
LONDON, March 14. /Offset. TASS Ilya Dmitriev, Maxim Ryzhkov/. The British Parliament gave the Prime Minister Theresa may the power to run for the country’s exit from the EU by passing the corresponding bill.
The point lasted over a month, the legislative process was put on Monday evening (Tuesday morning GMT), the House of lords, which was not re-amend the government bill.
The deputies supported the government
Earlier the lower house of Parliament, House of Commons, rejected both the amendments made by peers. First, the deputies 335 votes to 287 canceled the amendment, which obliges the government to guarantee the rights of living in the UK 3 million EU citizens. Then 331 votes to 286 they cancelled the amendment, which obliged the government to agree with the Parliament the final deal on the terms “divorce” with Brussels.
The government opposed such commitments, indicating that it is extremely unwise to give European bureaucrats in the hands of the cards before the time the negotiations start. Theresa may and her Ministers have consistently promised to make every effort to cancel the amendments that in the end they managed.
Under the current procedure, the document was returned to the House of lords, whose members did not insist on amendments in view of the insignificant chance that the government or MPs will change their mind and agree with the amendments. The proposal to return the bill the amendment on the citizens of the EU was rejected by the peers 274 votes to 135, and to submit to Parliament the text of the final deal — 274 votes to 118.
Why give up the peers
Thus, the secular and ecclesiastical peers, members of the unelected upper chamber confirmed many predictions that they will not go against the opinion of the deputies who actually represent in the legislature the polling stations. And making their amendments can be regarded as a manifestation of the principle excluding special success.
The leader of the opposition labour party in the House of lords, Angela Smith before the vote indicated that he would not insist on re-enabling amendments to the bill.
“Despite the amendments made by the members of the house of lords, nothing indicates that the government or the House of Commons want to include them in the draft law — said Baroness Smith. — If the House of Commons will return amendments (to the deputies), I can’t expect a different result, and it is very unlikely that we will be able to convince the House of Commons to change their minds”. “I’m not going to send amendments to the House of Commons,” said the politician, later completing his promise.
Royal formality
So now the text is approved in identical form by both houses of Parliament and received the signature of Queen Elizabeth II. In fact, it is a formal act, which is to be held today in a few hours. After that, the bill will become law and be immortalized on parchment, better known as goat leather. Will be made two copies: one for the parliamentary archive and the other for the National archives.
But if to perform this costly procedure with the parchment will take some time, Mae will have the right to run the procedure Brexit from the time the Queen will sign the bill.
The intrigue remains
Now the main question lies in the fact that Theresa may, in accordance with the acquired new powers will send to Brussels a formal request to withdraw Britain from the European Union under article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on the EU.
Until recently the General belief was that may exercise the right immediately and send the formal notification of the commencement of negotiations for March 14. But on Monday, the British media began to appear information that this will only happen at the end of the month, and because of diplomatic considerations.
Among them was the desire of London not to complicate the holding of elections in the Netherlands headlines about the break-up of Britain’s relationship with the EU, and also to give the opportunity to celebrate in Rome on March 25, the 60th anniversary of the conclusion of the Treaty of Rome. It formed the basis of the European economic community (EEC), predecessor of the modern EU.
How accurate will these predictions will be known during a speech Theresa may in the House of Commons.
At the same time the British Minister for Brexit David Davis announced that Mei would put in place the procedure out of the United Kingdom from the European Union in late March by the introduction of article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on the EU. “The Parliament today (Monday) has supported the government in its efforts to continue work on an exit from the EU… We are on the threshold of the most important negotiations for our country in a generation. So we start the article 50 at the end of this month, as planned, and get results that will serve the interests of the whole of the United Kingdom,” said the Minister.