The European Union stresses that the “Brexit” agreement is non-renegotiable after the British parliament passes an amendment that excludes Britain’s exit from the EU without an agreement

A spokesman for European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday warned that the “Brexit” agreement reached after negotiations between Britain and the bloc was “non-renegotiable”.
“We continue to urge the British government to clarify its intentions, as soon as possible, regarding the next steps it intends to take”, the spokesman said.
“The exit agreement remains the best and only way to ensure a orderly exit of the UK from the EU”, he said.
“The safety net is part of the exit agreement, a non-renegotiable agreement”, the spokesman said.
The Spokesman reiterated the position of the European Union that other members could amend the political declaration issued with the exit agreement.
If Britain submitted a “reasonable request” to defer the date of its entry into force beyond 29 March and the member states unanimously agreed to the request, the deadline could be postponed, the spokesman said.
The British parliament on Tuesday approved a non-binding amendment that would exclude Britain from the European Union without a withdrawal agreement.
The House of Commons supported the amendment to the government’s proposal on “Brexit”, submitted by Caroline Spielman, a member of the May Conservative Party, by 318 votes to 310.
Spielman said before the vote that she continued to support Britain’s exit from the European Union but “cannot ratify the exit of the country from the EU without an agreement”.
Two months before the British exit from the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tuesday her intention to reopen negotiations with the European Union to be able to reach an agreement on “Brexit”, backed by a majority of deputies.
“Britain still believes it is in its best interests to come out with an agreement, but we have to have an agreement that has the support of parliament and will require amendments to the withdrawal agreement”, Theresa May’s spokesman said.
“Legal changes to the safety net will be necessary to obtain the support of the House of Commons”, the spokesman said, referring to the clause in the “Brexit” agreement aimed at avoiding a return to actual borders between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, a member of the European Union.
“This means reopening the exit agreement”, he said, although Brussels refuses to renegotiate the deal.
While the time is short for reaching an agreement, the spokesman confirmed that the prime minister remains “determined to get out on March 29” the scheduled date for the “Brexit”.
The agreement, negotiated for months between Theresa May and the European Union, was largely rejected by deputies on January 15, raising the possibility that Britain would break out of the bloc without an agreement at the end of March.
After the parliament rejected the deal, Theresa didn’t propose an alternative plan, unlike what parliamentarians had been demanding and couldn’t reach consensus during consultations with the opposition and deputies from the conservative majority.
The deputies prepared amendments to be discussed and voted on Tuesday on the decision of House of Commons President John Birko, to try to change the course of the process.
These amendments do not bind the government immediately.
But it would be a political risk if Theresa May ignored it.
She called on parliamentarians to inform the European Union “what to do to make the agreement acceptable” by the House of Commons when opening parliamentary debates.
And asked them to “direct the message as clearly as possible” to European leaders about what they wanted.
“Brexit” supporters made amendments, one of which received government support.
This amendment essentially calls for the removal of the controversial separation agreement on the so called Pack stop” (safety net) aimed at avoiding the re-establishment of Ireland’s actual borders.
For “Brexit” supporters, this could make Britain permanently linked to the Union.
European leaders have so far categorically rejected the idea of renegotiating the text and Dublin urged them on Sunday to return their “irrational” stance.
Asked about Brussels’ reaction to the reopening of the agreement, May’s spokesman said that “the message of the European leaders is clear; they want an exit with an agreement and realize that this is in the interest of the EU and the UK”.
EU skeptics believe that if one of these amendments is adopted, Theresa May will have a pressure on the EU and say the amendment of the “Packstop” will allow parliament to approve the deal.
In the other camp, there are supporters of the European Union and opponents of coming out of the bloc without agreement and seek to prevent this and delay the separation and even organize a second referendum.
The amendment, which will be subject to in-depth discussion, will be presented by Labor MP Everett Cooper, who seeks to postpone the “Brexit” deadline by partially controlling the parliament’s agenda.
Another amendment revokes the possibility of a lack of agreement and calls for a vote in the House of Commons of two options: a redrafted agreement that includes a customs union with the European Union or a second referendum.
Faced with these divisions, a conservative group of supporters and opponents of “Brexit” has reached a common position, British media confirmed on Tuesday.
The settlement, which he called “Maltose” following the name of the family of his deputy, seeks to return May to Brussels to renegotiate the establishment of a “safety net” and extend the transition period provided for by the separation agreement.
In the event that no agreement ultimately enters into force, this settlement proposes a transitional period allowing the United Kingdom and the European Union to regulate economic relations according to WTO rules or to agree on a new business relationship.
This request has no opportunity to be considered by the European Union, which considers it impossible to enter into a transitional period without a separation agreement.
Commenting on the “Backstop” question, Sabine Weyand, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, said the talks were going on in a vicious circle.
“Nothing new in all this, we have already discussed it extensively, negotiations are over, and we’ll not reopen the withdrawal agreement”.
In Paris, a source in the French presidency said on Monday that “the withdrawal agreement and the “backstop” are not subject to renegotiation”.
“The European Union has been clear on this point many times, this path is a dead end, so, you must go to another way”.