Brexit
negotiations were not the only thing we’ve seen Theresa May dealing with since
Brexit negotiations kicked off. One can safely say that resignations were a
prominent part from the first day following the referendum result, till
throughout the past months and even just few days before the crucial vote in
the British Parliament.
Following
the resignations of Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, Shailesh Vara and Anne-Marie
Trevelyan amongst other resignations, Minister of Science and Universities Sam
Gyimah quit after May’s decision to pull out of Galileo. Galileo is the
European Union’s strategic Satellite Navigation System. Britain intended to
remain part of this project, however the EU says that Britain would not be
eligible to have the extra-secure elements of the project.
This
resignation from Gyimah could mean another step to a fatal blow in May’s Brexit
plans as he was an essential part of May’s negotiations. However, now it will
be even more difficult for May’s plan to go through parliament. With this pull
out from Galileo, Britain will be losing access to part of the system which is
of interest for military use.
In the
light of this latest resignation in the hilarious number of resignations that
May and the Tories have witnessed, I cannot not question whether is it possible
that May hasn’t yet realised, or at least considered, if her Brexit plan will be
successfully delivered. From this perspective, I believe that it is most
unlikely that May can go on successfully with her Brexit plans, having 11 ministers of cabinet and a good number of
her MPs opposing this plan due to the unfortunate consequences envisaged to the
UK. As Gyimah wrote in his Facebook post, (Gyimah Facebook Post) when explaining the reasons leading to
his resignation, the majority of the British population is opposing May’s plans.
And even
more importantly, what shall be the consequences if May’s Brexit plan is voted
down in parliament? We are already seeing clear signs from the Labour party that
it will be pushing for a vote of confidence if this happens, but is Britain ready
for another general election and more political instability?
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