By Tony O'Riley-
The Brexit Secretary, Stephen Barclay has admitted fior the first time that the EU is in charge of Brexit negotiations, a suggestion that indicates the Uk’s growing subservience to the European Union as it attemots to negotiate its exit from the 27 block union.
As the Uk struggles to present a coherent and unified proposal to leave the EU, the Brexit Secretary has threatened to resigned amid the fiasco that has hindered arrangements to agree a deal.
Barclays is a strong advocate for a speedy exit from the European Union and detests the complex political rigmarole holding off practical progress. . EU leaders are in the process of implementing a Brexit delay of up to 12 months. However, the Tory MP for North East Cambridgeshire told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “My position is still the same in which I don’t want to see an extension. The Prime Minister doesn’t want to see a long extension.
The EU27 is expected to approve a delay to the Article 50 process at an emergency summit on Wednesday, extending it longer than May’s desire of a short extensuin for another two months. His precise motives is anyone’s guess, but chances are that he wants to allow more time for the British parliament to bury itself with more indecisiveness until they are forced to pursue a second referendum
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Ms May has made her position clear that she does not want a second referendum, but her reecnt liaison with opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn means that, or other options may have to be considered.May wants an extension until June 30 but European Council president Donald Tusk is suggesting putting that date off for another year. This will mean hearing more and more about Brexit on the nes, something the British public have had enough of.
It may be a necessary move only because parliament are taking too long to agree a process that is workable. It is not clear what will be decided, especially as May is eager to show some strength in a time of political crisis.
Mr Barclay touched on a plan B action if the cross party Tory and Labour talks not find a compromiseThe Tory MP for North East Cambridgeshire told Radiom4’s Today programme:
“If they fail, the Prime Minister has said that we will come back to Parliament and look at how we then get clarity on a vote,” he said.
“One of the challenges there will be is how we have a stable majority to pass the legislation that would follow that vote.
“But, we would come back to Parliament and seek to get a consensus on the various options.”He said: “The key with any delay is we are able to terminate it once we ratify in order that we can then get on and get a deal through Parliament, ratify that agreement and leave the EU.