Rebirth of England.

Chapter 1016 Finale: Female Prime Minister (Part )

After Joe Harriman became prime minister and moved into 10 Downing Street, Barron came to this center of British power (at least nominally) for the first time to experience it.

Looking at the busy "Female Prime Minister" who was already fragrant, wearing silk pajamas, and was busy, he said:

"The referendum result itself does not have legal effect. It is just an expression of public opinion. The decision to leave the EU lies in the hands of Parliament. Even if you leave the EU, you need Parliament to authorize you to formally submit a Brexit statement to the EU..."

"Ahem...you mean to delay it?"

Joe Harriman, who was drinking milk just now, choked accidentally. She did not wipe the corner of her mouth immediately, but raised her head and asked:

"But those Brexiteers within the Conservative Party and opposition MPs like the Independence Party who clearly demand Brexit will probably not let us drag it on."

"I will help you deal with some of them, and no matter how noisy the parliament is, I believe that as long as we can delay it until the next election, we will have an absolute majority of seats. The most important thing is not to easily trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty."

The Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty mentioned by Barron refers to the formal mechanism for member states to withdraw from the European Union as stipulated in the Treaty signed by EU member states.

A very important point is that once a member state intends to withdraw submits an application for Brexit to the EU, a withdrawal agreement must be reached within two years, unless all member states unanimously agree to an extension.

Just like Theresa May, who "succeeded" Cameron in the original time and space, the reason why she eventually ended up resigning was that she was indecisive and had an ambiguous position on Brexit, and was unable to firmly preside over the overall situation, which aroused dissatisfaction from all walks of life in the UK, including within the Conservative Party.

In order to quell dissatisfaction and doubts, Theresa May hastily activated Article 2017 of the Lisbon Treaty on March 3, 29 - the curtain was raised on Brexit negotiations and the Brexit process was officially launched.

With this, the dominoes that led to Theresa May's disgraceful resignation began to set in motion.

After the UK's Brexit process was officially launched, the "Remain" forces in Parliament began to fiercely oppose it.

In desperation, in order to strengthen her control over the Brexit process and to give the Conservative Party a greater advantage in Parliament, Theresa May abandoned her promise when she took office and called for an early general election in June 2017.

According to her idea, an early general election could significantly increase the Conservative Party's slight majority in Parliament at that time. After all, the Labour Party was torn apart by internal conflicts at that time, and the Conservative Party had high support in various places.

By then, the Conservatives will control the House of Commons and Brexit will be much easier.

But no one expected that after this election, the Conservative Party led by Theresa May not only failed to win a majority of seats, but also lost its slight advantage in Parliament - she will face a "hung parliament" where opposition MPs account for the majority, making it even more difficult to promote Brexit!

To make matters worse, there was great dissatisfaction within the Conservative Party with the result of the election, and voices began to emerge calling for Theresa May to resign.

It can be said that this election made Theresa May vulnerable from all sides, and her political prestige and ruling position were severely weakened. It also laid the groundwork for her to face two rounds of no-confidence votes from the Conservative Party and the Labour Party later.

The general election here is a foregone conclusion, while the difficult Brexit negotiations there have just begun.

At the beginning, both the UK and the EU took very tough positions and the negotiations fell into a stalemate.

Later, in a hurry to negotiate future relations with the EU, especially the UK-EU trade agreement, Theresa May had to make some concessions.

As the Brexit deadline approaches, Theresa May is more eager to reach a Brexit deal with the EU.

Then, when Theresa May returned to England with the agreement she had finally reached, she encountered even greater resistance - the Brexit agreement that was painstakingly negotiated was rejected three times in Parliament. Theresa May had almost nothing she could do and ultimately had to resign in tears.

Therefore, now that Joe Harriman has replaced Theresa May as Cameron's successor, he needs to learn from her lessons in the original time and space.

In fact, before this, Barron did not interfere too much in the public opinion before the Brexit referendum - although he had such an idea at the beginning.

There are actually two main considerations behind his doing this.

The most important reason is that some people who have not truly felt the harm of leaving the EU will always cheer for Brexit.

Just like a flock of sheep that are not chased by wolves as prey will not understand the necessity of fences.

Immediately after the successful Brexit referendum, not only did the British stock market plummet, but many multinational companies also expressed the possibility of considering moving their European headquarters out of London.

Investment in related manufacturing industries has also begun to stagnate and wait and see. Once Britain starts to leave the EU, barriers will appear between them and the European market.

All of this can be seen from the unemployment rate that has been listed since this month...

In addition, there have been voices of opposition in regions including Northern Ireland and Scotland. Once the UK leaves the EU, the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland will be closed again, which will naturally cause dissatisfaction in Northern Ireland.

In the campaign before Brexit, Eurosceptics used a lot of propaganda to exaggerate the benefits of Brexit. Without realistic comparison, the public was too easily deceived by those vague promises and believed that the remarks of the Remain camp that "Brexit will deal a blow to the British economy" were just exaggerated lies for their own interests.

It's like if you tell a pretty female student that skipping classes to go to a nightclub is dangerous. If there is no real case or her own experience, it will be easily regarded as an exaggeration to keep her in school, "it's safe there"...

However, there are many real cases of beautiful female students encountering misfortunes in nightclubs, and not every girl has to experience such misfortunes to believe that this is not an "exaggeration."

But Brexit has not happened yet, and those British people who are determined to leave the EU still need to experience it for themselves.

As for another reason, it is also incidental. After the success of the "Brexit referendum", Cameron will inevitably resign as he did in the original time and space. With the support of Barron, Joe Harriman's number of supporters in the Conservative Party exceeds that of Theresa May. This is also the best way for her to quickly "reach the top".

For now, things are going according to Barron's plan.

She also appeared with members of the new cabinet on the day Joe Harriman took office as prime minister and moved into 10 Downing Street.

The core members of Joe Harriman's cabinet include:

Chancellor of the Exchequer: Philip Hammond, who previously served as Transport Secretary and Defense Secretary in Cameron's cabinet, is a political ally of Joe Harriman and is also a staunch Remainer.

Foreign Secretary: Grace Oliveira, who once served as Joe Harriman's deputy when he was Secretary of State for Women and Equalities. After Joe Harriman became Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Grace Oliveira became Secretary of State for Women and Equalities. She is naturally Joe Harriman's number one confidant and will serve as Foreign Secretary and concurrently as Secretary of State for Women and Equalities in the new cabinet.

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Home Secretary: Theresa May, yes. Although Theresa May is Joe Harriman's opponent in the party leadership competition, her inclination is still to remain in the EU, and she is a force that can be united - after all, it is impossible for Joe Harriman to make his cabinet entirely of her cronies, and he needs to use some positions to unite the forces within the Conservative Party that can cooperate.

Seeking common ground while reserving differences is the true meaning of politics, and a certain degree of compromise is often required.

And although Theresa May's personality is not suitable for being a leader, she has done a good job as Home Secretary.

After the previous incident, she also showed kindness to Barron in some ways.

In addition to these core cabinet members, there is also a female politician who entered the cabinet for the first time in Joe Harriman's cabinet, that is Liz Truss, who served as the Minister of Justice...

Shortly after taking office, Jo Harriman, having taken control of the cabinet and gained the support of a majority of MPs within the Conservative Party, began announcing her stance on Brexit.

That is to respect the will of the people in the Brexit referendum and to treat the future relationship between Britain and the EU with caution.

However, "although the number of people who voted for Brexit slightly exceeded 50%, the nearly half of the people who voted for staying in the EU also need to be respected"...

Jo Harriman said that as prime minister, she needs to be more cautious when it comes to Brexit, a historic choice that affects the future of Britain. She will appoint David Davis as the UK-European Affairs Minister (commonly known as the Brexit Minister). David Davis will be responsible for setting up a relevant think tank to deduce and analyze various options on this issue, and will be responsible for negotiations with the EU on bilateral affairs.

At the same time, Jo Harriman started her diplomatic visits after taking office, including to the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, to communicate with the EU on the results of the UK's "Brexit referendum".

Although if Britain chooses to leave the EU, it will have many negative impacts on itself, it will also not be a good thing for the EU and will suffer considerable losses.

In addition to setting a negative example for EU member states and making some of them eager to consider leaving the EU, as an important economy in the EU, Britain's withdrawal from the EU will most directly cause the EU to lose an important economic contributor, which will have a direct impact on the EU budget.

In addition, Britain's withdrawal from the EU will affect the trade relations between the two sides, increase trade costs between them, and have an impact on some EU countries that have close trade relations with Britain, such as Ireland and the Netherlands.

Therefore, the EU does not want to see Britain eventually choose to leave the EU.

But the EU also does not want Britain to use this as a threat and propose more favorable conditions to the EU.

For Joe Harriman, Brexit is impossible, and he will try his best to get the conditions. He needs to strike a balance. Cameron agreed to a Brexit referendum, and he did have the idea of ​​putting forward conditions to the EU, but he messed it up...

In Brussels, Joe Harriman met with Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, and Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands and President of the European Council.

During the meeting, Jo Harriman said that she would not trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without authorization, but at the same time, the result of the Brexit referendum showed that the British people were dissatisfied with many aspects of the EU, such as refugees, fisheries, and EU budget contributions. She also needed to respect the opinions of the people. In this regard, she hoped to have more consultations with the EU on the future direction of bilateral relations.

It is worth mentioning that the current rotating president of the European Council is also the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. The Netherlands itself is one of Britain's most important trading partners in the EU. Therefore, the other party naturally does not want to see Britain leave the EU. It can be said that under the coordination of Mark Rutte, Joe Harriman's trip to the EU this time was very fruitful.

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