The House of Commons of the British Parliament decided that Prime Minister Theresa May should fulfil the people’s will expressed during the Brexit referendum in summer 2016 and launch the Brexit procedure to quit the European Union. This means that the British government is allowed to start the negotiation with Brussels over the terms and conditions quitting the European Union for good.
London has already defined several factors related to Brexit. Some of they have to do with the peculiarities of EU citizens living on the UK territory. In particular, the Parliament has already declined the proposal to let the EU citizens stay in the UK on the same terms even after Great Britain finally quits the EU for good. Even though we are not talking about deportation or something, those EU citizens living in the UK will definitely have to undergo a prolonged legalization procedure.
As for the UK-EU talks, they are likely to be announced during the EU summit scheduled for March 9, 2017. Apparently, this will only happen if the House of Lords approves the bill passed by the House of Commons until the mentioned date.
As for the House of Lords, they have already been notified that if they try to prevent the bill from becoming a law, they may well initiate the dissolution of the upper house of the Parliament. Apparently, those were unofficial hints, but they still should be treated seriously.
However, the opposition representing the majority in the upper house are not the only ones who want to block the Brexit procedure. Mass media remind us about Scotland , most Scots including the Scottish politicians are against quitting the EU. Scotland used to hold a referendum on exiting the UK, but it failed. Now they are trying to escalate this issue once again, especially as Scotland voted against the Brexit. Not so long ago, the Scottish Parliament voted against the Brexit as well. However, this was a purely symbolic move since the Scottish Parliament cannot prevent the Brexit from happening once it’s approved by the British Parliament.
