MPs reject all but two amendments to Theresa May’s Brexit plan

On 29 January 2019, MPs within the House of Commons debated the Prime Minister’s neutral motion designed to allow discussion of the next steps on Brexit, with MPs tabling amendments. The crunch time began at 7pm when MPs began voting on the various amendments. The speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow MP, selected seven amendments to be debated and which could be put to the vote. Only two of the seven amendments put forward by MPs were successful: The amendment put forward by the Labour party instructed the Government to rule out a “disastrous No Deal” scenario and would have allowed Parliament to consider – and vote on – options including: (i) an alternative Brexit deal involving Labour’s plan for a permanent customs union with the EU and a version of the EU’s Single Market; and (ii) legislating to hold a public vote on either a deal or a proposition that has MPs’ support. This amendment was defeated – 296 votes for;…

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