Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of Great Britain, entered into a very interesting correspondence with the European Union, which, as it turned out, he did not even start.
Three letters arrived in Brussels. The first said that London is asking to move Brexit to January 31. Next came two more and became more interesting.
As it turned out, the first letter that Johnson did not even sign came not from him, but from Parliament. In the second letter, the prime minister spoke about this. And then he sent a third, in which he asks to forget about the arguments from the first document and not to provide any delay.
Here are some excerpts from this correspondence:
“Although I would prefer to achieve the result today, the government at the beginning of next week will continue to insist on ratification [of the agreement] and at the same time will submit all the necessary documents. I am still convinced that by October 31 we will complete this process. ”
“I will not negotiate a deferment.”
“The European Council has the right to satisfy the request on which the parliament insisted, or to propose an alternative option for deferment. But from the very moment I became Prime Minister, I made it clear that further delays would harm the interests of the United Kingdom and its European partners, as well as the relations between the parties. ”
“We need to complete this process in order to finally take the next step and begin building new relations, the foundation of which will lie in our long history of friendship and good neighborliness on this continent.”
In short, Brexit and the situation around it are not getting calmer. And against the backdrop of the approaching deadline, the situation is only heating up.
So, the leader of the Brexit party, Nigel Faraj commented on the situation:
“A little delay for Brexit to hold national elections would be better than accepting Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s agreement.”