China Daily: Only certainty of Brexit is it brings more uncertainty
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Updated: 2018-11-28 16:19
To most observers, the Brexit saga has consequences not only for itself, and the only certainty regarding Brexit and the UK-EU relationship in the next few months is there will be more uncertainty, according to a China Daily editorial.
Significant as it is, the Brexit deal the other 27 EU leaders endorsed on Sunday in Brussels is no guarantee that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the union will proceed smoothly. Instead, tougher bargaining awaits British Prime Minister Theresa May both at home and with the European Union going forward.
May argued she has maneuvered the best deal that was possible, one that she says best serves the UK's interests and maintains a mutually beneficial partnership with the EU. But not everyone at home buys that claim. Given the dissent of her many vocal critics, she has a difficult fight ahead of Dec 11, when the House of Commons is expected to vote on the deal.
Along with that is the inevitability of broad reflections on the UK's identity as a European country, EU member, and its relationship with the rest of Europe, and possibly the need to rebuild it, the editorial said.
To most observers, the Brexit saga has consequences not only for itself, and the only certainty regarding Brexit and the UK-EU relationship in the next few months is there will be more uncertainty, according to a China Daily editorial.
Significant as it is, the Brexit deal the other 27 EU leaders endorsed on Sunday in Brussels is no guarantee that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the union will proceed smoothly. Instead, tougher bargaining awaits British Prime Minister Theresa May both at home and with the European Union going forward.
May argued she has maneuvered the best deal that was possible, one that she says best serves the UK's interests and maintains a mutually beneficial partnership with the EU. But not everyone at home buys that claim. Given the dissent of her many vocal critics, she has a difficult fight ahead of Dec 11, when the House of Commons is expected to vote on the deal.
Along with that is the inevitability of broad reflections on the UK's identity as a European country, EU member, and its relationship with the rest of Europe, and possibly the need to rebuild it, the editorial said.
