On Arte: “Boris Johnson Prime Minister, what Brexit?”
On July 23, 2019, in the program “28 minutes” on Arte TV, Yves Bertoncini analysed the consequences of the election of Boris Johnson, around Renaud Dély, and with the following guests:
– Anne-Elizabeth Moutet, Daily Telegraph Editorialist
– Jéremy Stubbs, President of the British Conservative Party in France
“The difficulty for Boris Johnson will be to move from lyrical campaign rhetoric to the reality of power.”
The President of the European Movement – France spoke about the challenges facing the new British Prime Minister: moving from campaign rhetoric calling on the British imagination to the reality of power. Internally, he is not in a comfortable position, being elected with a narrow majority. It is possible that he surrounds himself with heavyweights to do the work (from the Brexit hard, Brexit soft, even anti-Brexit camp); he, a good communicator, would play a representative role.
“Boris Johnson’s challenge will be to manage economic and human interdependence in a context of political independence.”
Boris Johnson, a true “brexiter”, should have come to power three years ago to negotiate the UK’s exit from the EU. It arrives late, and a 500-page agreement has already been written. Today, Brussels, which considers him a “pragmatic buffoon”, is hoping for concessions; it is ready to give him the oxygen he needs to reach an agreement. This would allow a transition period until the end of 2020/2022, and the maintenance of a certain stability for investors. In the case of a “no deal”, there is first of all a risk of trade taxes; even more problematic: if the British are no longer in the European Economic Area, there will be differences in standards….