THE political crisis in the United Kingdom (UK) has deepened on the issue of Britain leaving the European Union on the deadline of October 31 this year. The British Parliament and Prime Minister Boris Johnson are at loggerheads over the issue with PM suspending Parliament for five weeks and the MPs rejecting twice his bid to call new elections.
There is deep division on the issue of ‘No deal Brexit’ and actions of the Prime Minister are seen by many as an assault on democracy. It is because of this that even members of the ruling party have voted against their own Prime Minister risking their political careers. In a no-deal scenario, the UK would immediately leave the European Union (EU) with no agreement about the “divorce” process. Overnight, the UK would leave the single market and customs union – arrangements designed to help trade between EU members by eliminating checks and tariffs (taxes on imports). It is because of this that many politicians are against no deal as they believe it would damage the economy and lead to border posts between Northern Ireland and the Republic. But some politicians support no deal and say disruption could be quickly overcome. Boris Johnson has said “there is a way” of getting a new Brexit deal, as he defended the decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks. The PM said “loads of people” wanted an agreement, but he was prepared to leave without one if “absolutely necessary”. It is yet to be seen what finally happens but the crisis has many lessons for the democratic world. There is a serious political conflict but the majority is firm to defend democracy and democratic principles and traditions and there is no talk or move towards supra-constitutional measures as we witness in Pakistan frequently.
Source: https://pakobserver.net/index.php/2019/09/12/brexit-imbroglio/
