特里薩·梅面臨黨內攤牌
Theresa May faces a showdown with newly elected Conservative MPs today as the British prime minister tries to shore up her position following claims by former chancellor George Osborne that she is “a dead woman walking”.
特里薩·梅(Theresa May)今天面臨與新當選的保守黨議員攤牌。這位英國首相將試圖加強自己的地位，此前曾經擔任財相的喬治·奧斯本(George Osborne)譏諷她是“一具仍在行走的女屍”。One Tory MP said Mrs May would have to give “the performance of her life” if she was to reassure a traumatised party that she can carry on leading the country and deliver Brexit, in spite of throwing away her majority after a disastrous election campaign.
一名保守黨議員稱，梅將不得不拿出“一生中的最佳表演”——如果她要向受傷的保守黨作出保證：儘管在進行了一場災難性的競選後，她白白葬送了該黨在議會的多數席位，但她可以繼續領導國家，完成英國退歐。But yesterday there were signs that the Conservative civil war on Europe was about to resume while Mrs May was still trying to negotiate a deal with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist party to give her a majority in the House of Commons.
但昨日有跡象顯示，保守黨內部即將圍繞歐洲重新展開內鬥，即便梅仍在嘗試與北愛爾蘭民主聯盟黨(DUP)談判一項協議，以使她能在下議院(House of Commons)獲得多數議席。
“She is a dead woman walking and the only question is how long she remains on death row,” said Mr Osborne, sacked by Mrs May last year and now the editor of the Evening Standard newspaper.
“她是一具仍在行走的女屍，唯一問題是她在死囚牢房會呆多久，”奧斯本表示。去年被梅炒掉的他，現在是倫敦《標準晚報》(Evening Standard)主編。In a sign of Mrs May’s weakness, she abandoned plans for a sweeping cabinet reshuffle, including the expected sacking of her chancellor Philip Hammond. Instead, most of her senior team stayed in place. She completed the formation of her new government yesterday, elevating her long-time ally Damian Green — a staunch pro-European — to the post of first secretary of state, in effect her deputy. He will play a key role in setting Brexit policy.
有一個跡象突顯梅的弱勢：她放棄了全面重組內閣的計劃，該計劃原本包括撤換她手下的財相菲利普·哈蒙德(Philip Hammond)。相反，她的高級團隊大多人保留原職。昨日她完成組建新一屆政府，提拔她的長期盟友、堅定的親歐人士達米安·格林(Damian Green)擔任首席國務大臣，實際上是她的副手。格林將在制定英國退歐政策方面發揮關鍵作用。Mr Green’s promotion will further embolden liberal Conservative MPs who believe the prime minister has lost the authority to deliver a “hard Brexit” and will have to bow to pressure for a more business-friendly EU exit.
格林受到提拔將進一步鼓舞自由派保守黨議員，他們相信首相已經失去完成“硬退歐”的權威，將不得不屈從於壓力，讓英國在更爲商業友好的框架下退出歐盟。Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, who led the Tories to gain 12 seats north of the border, has urged Mrs May to work with other parties to deliver an “open Brexit”.
蘇格蘭保守黨領導人、領導保守黨在蘇格蘭贏得12個議席的露絲·戴維森(Ruth Davidson)敦促梅與其他政黨合作，完成一個“開放的英國退歐”。Mr Hammond and Greg Clark, business secretary, are working with the City and corporate leaders to promote an agenda that puts jobs and investment at the top of the government’s Brexit priorities rather than cutting immigration.
哈蒙德和商業大臣格雷格·克拉克(Greg Clark)正在與倫敦金融城和企業領導人合作，以推動一項議程，將就業和投資（而不是削減移民）列爲政府退歐政策的重點。
Sir Michael Fallon, defence secretary, told the BBC: “It is very, very important that we’re careful about the existing trade we do with Europe, about access to the single market, in whatever new arrangement we come to.”
國防大臣邁克爾·法倫爵士(Sir Michael Fallon)告訴BBC：“非常、非常重要的是，無論我們達成什麼新安排，我們要小心處理我國對歐洲的現有貿易、單一市場準入。”But Conservative Eurosceptics are throwing their support behind Mrs May, whom they believe is best placed to deliver on the party’s manifesto promise to take Britain out of the single market.
但是，保守黨內的歐洲懷疑派正紛紛表態支持梅，他們相信，要兌現保守黨有關讓英國退出單一市場的宣言，梅仍是最佳人選。Boris Johnson, foreign secretary, insisted that reports that he wanted to oust Mrs May were “tripe”, while Bernard Jenkin, another pro-Brexit MP, told Mr Osborne to “shut up”.
外交大臣鮑里斯·約翰遜(Boris Johnson)堅稱，有關他希望把梅趕下臺的報道是“胡扯”，而另一名退歐陣營議員伯納德·詹金(Bernard Jenkin)則讓奧斯本“閉嘴”。Despite widespread anger among the 317 Tory MPs elected on Thursday towards Mrs May, most believe that keeping a weakened premier in Downing Street is better than the alternative.
儘管在週四當選的317名保守黨議員普遍對梅感到惱怒，但他們中的多數人相信，讓一個被削弱的首相留在唐寧街好過替代選擇。
