The EU has repeatedly stated that
the Brexit agreement is not subject to revision
The UK
intends to amend the provisions of the political declaration on future relations with the European Union in
order to equalize the “conditions of the game” in key areas. This was
reported on Wednesday by the Financial Times.
According
to her, the requirement to change the situation was put forward by the
assistant to the Prime Minister of Great Britain for European Affairs David
Frost last week during the negotiations in Brussels.
In particular, Frost
requested a “best-in-class trade agreement,” as
well as changes in social standards and environmental protection.
The
EU has repeatedly stated that the agreement on the conditions of Brexit, which
was reached by the government of Theresa May, is not subject to revision, but
the political declaration, which is attached to the agreement and is not a legally binding document, can be changed.
The United Kingdom was supposed to leave the EU on March 29,
2019, that is, two years after submitting a written notice of withdrawal from
the community.
However, members of the House of Commons of the British
Parliament three times rejected the draft agreement on the conditions of
Brexit reached between Brussels and the government of Theresa May - Johnson's
predecessor in the prime ministerial post. As a result, the EU agreed to
postpone Brexit, first to April or May, then to October 31, and May was forced
to resign, failing to break the deadlock. After her departure, the chair
of the British prime minister was taken by Boris Johnson, who promised that he
would not allow a new postponement of Brexit, and that the country would leave the
EU without a deal with Brussels if it did not agree with the demand of London.
Note that the government of
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered his first defeat in the House of
Commons of the British Parliament. Members of the ruling minority Conservative
Party failed to stop the opposition’s initiative, which by a majority of 27
votes gave the House of Commons the right to consider a bill that would open
up the possibility of postponing
the date of the kingdom’s exit from the EU and block
Brexit’s possibility without a deal with Brussels
Earlier,
citing senior government officials, British television reported that if
deputies did not support the prime minister’s policy on Brexit, then on
October 14, Boris Johnson would announce early parliamentary elections.
As
we already reported, Boris Johnson
admitted that a “hard” Brexit can be avoided if the EU
itself offers compromise options for a new deal between Brussels and London. Communicating
with local farmers, he assured them of state support in case of problems with
access to familiar markets after Brexit.
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