A British official has suggested that UK voters opposed to the withdrawal deal between Britain and the European Union (EU) can force changes in the agreement.
On Friday, Prime Minister Theresa May flew to Brussels, to announce London and Brussels reached a deal on the terms of phase one of Britain’s exit from the EU (Brexit) and will now progress to talks on trade.
UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove stated that if the British people think the Brexit terms set by Brussels were unfair, they could “diverge” from the deal. “If the British people dislike the arrangement that we have negotiated with the EU, the agreement will allow a future government to diverge,” Gove, who is a leading Brexiteer in May’s government, wrote in the Daily Telegraph on Friday.
The “divorce settlement” requires the UK to pay approximately $50 billion to the bloc, and follow all the laws and regulations set by Brussels, including the new ones, in…