Baku. 16 January. REPORT.AZ / Representatives of the house of Commons of the British Parliament are preparing a proposal to extend the validity of article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on the EU, which specifies the exact timing of the country's exit from the EU, following which deputies rejected the deal on the conditions of the country's exit from the EU, Report informs citing TASS.
Against the draft agreement agreed with Brussels, which was actively promoted by Prime Minister Theresa May, 432 deputies spoke with the support of his total 202.
The British edition of the Financial Times writes that the head of the Ministry of Finance Philip Hammond noted during a conference call with leading business representatives of the country that the government "will no longer create obstacles" to the activities of the Committee on relations of the House of Commons headed by ex-Minister Nick Bowles. This group, which brings together the chairmen of other committees of the lower house, can take responsibility for the UK's exit from the EU.
The proposals of the Committee of Bowles envisage the extension of Article 50 and blockinh the exit of the kingdom from the EU without a deal with Brussels, which is in contradiction with the views of European skeptics. Regarding the cabinet’s next steps following a crushing defeat at Brexit in the House of Commons, Hammond said that "we must first establish contact with members of the House of Commons."
According to the newspaper, Hammond outlined the sequence of government actions on the possible postponement of Brexit, which is scheduled for March 29, 2019. According to the minister, Brussel will not consider new proposals from London until the government has a clear plan on this matter developed by parliamentarians from various political parties. This plan must be agreed before an extension is requested.
Notably, today a vote of no confidence in the British Prime Minister Teresa May and her government will be held. In her turn, today the prime minister has said that she did not intend to resign.