British Prime Minister sets people at ease: Nobody has to leave the country

On the last day of the annually organised congress of the ruling Conservative Party in Manchester, Theresa May asked the foreign EU citizens, living and working in Great Britain, to stay in the country after its withdrawal from the European Union. In her speech, disturbed by a minor security incident, the British Prime Minister apologised for the surprisingly poor conservative results at the summer parliamentary elections.

Vg.hu announces that Theresa May in her 1-hour long speech, interrupted by fits of coughing on many occasions, stated that Great Britain is surely going to withdraw from the European Union in March 2019. She expressed her hope about reaching an agreement that serves the interests of both Great Britain and the EU during the negotiations about the conditions of withdrawal. According to the Prime Minister, it is the interest of everyone concerned in the affair to bring the negotiation to success. The government acts in the most responsible way, if “it prepares for all the possibilities and I assure everyone that this is what we do” declared May.

On the previous day of the Conservative Party’s congress, David Davis, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, made an explicit allusion to the fact that London also considers the potential inefficiency of the Brexit negotiations among the possibilities.

In his speech, Davis revealed that he hopes to reach a satisfying agreement with the Union about the EU-withdrawal conditions of the country. Furthermore, he added that if the talks did not reach an agreement that satisfies Great Britain, then London would also be ready to an “alternative”, and in that case, the government would prepare a contingency plan.

In her Wednesday congress speech, Theresa May asserted that

she is aware of the insecurity and the nervousness of foreign EU citizens caused by the process of withdrawal.

As she put it into words “ it cannot be emphasized enough that you (EU citizens) contributed to the way of life of our country and we welcome you with pleasure.”

She demanded from the delegations dealing with the withdrawal negotiations to reach an agreement as soon as possible because London wants the foreign citizens to stay in Great Britain.

Moreover, she apologised for the weak conservative results in the summer parliamentary elections and explained that it was her who directed the campaign of the preliminary elections in June. Unfortunately, the campaign did not achieve its original goal. Nevertheless, she takes all the responsibility for it.

The preliminary elections in Great Britain were held on 8 June with the intention of securing the mandate of her government to carry out negotiation talks about the conditions of withdrawal. However, the Conservative Party lost its insignificant majority in the House of Commons and since then, in case it is needed, it governs with the help of the biggest protestant power, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland.