U.K. Parliament to Get a Brexit Vote
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U.K. Parliament to Get a Brexit Vote
is not going to have been agreed by March of 2019, and we need a bridge, or transitional arrangements." Mr. Starmer welcomed the news
that Parliament would be allowed to vote on the agreement, and said the government must accept a range of further amendments that Labour lawmakers would propose on Tuesday, in an effort to protect British jobs.
13, 2017
LONDON — British leaders agreed on Monday to allow Parliament to debate, amend
and vote on the terms of its exit from the European Union, in a concession to rebellious lawmakers who have demanded more power over the process.
Meanwhile, in a letter leaked to the The Mail on Sunday, two cabinet secretaries, Michael Gove
and Boris Johnson, have pressed Mrs. May to begin preparing to leave the European Union in the absence of any transition agreement.
The Brexit minister, David Davis, made the announcement just as Parliament was preparing for
debates Tuesday over a bill on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, or Brexit.
Labour lawmakers pointed out that the concession does not give Parliament power over a "no deal" scenario
urged by right-wing Tories, in which Britain would leave the bloc with no transition agreement.
" he said. that Parliament will be given time to debate, scrutinize and vote on the final agreement we strike with the European Union,
is not going to have been agreed by March of 2019, and we need a bridge, or transitional arrangements." Mr. Starmer welcomed the news
that Parliament would be allowed to vote on the agreement, and said the government must accept a range of further amendments that Labour lawmakers would propose on Tuesday, in an effort to protect British jobs.
13, 2017
LONDON — British leaders agreed on Monday to allow Parliament to debate, amend
and vote on the terms of its exit from the European Union, in a concession to rebellious lawmakers who have demanded more power over the process.
Meanwhile, in a letter leaked to the The Mail on Sunday, two cabinet secretaries, Michael Gove
and Boris Johnson, have pressed Mrs. May to begin preparing to leave the European Union in the absence of any transition agreement.
The Brexit minister, David Davis, made the announcement just as Parliament was preparing for
debates Tuesday over a bill on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, or Brexit.
Labour lawmakers pointed out that the concession does not give Parliament power over a "no deal" scenario
urged by right-wing Tories, in which Britain would leave the bloc with no transition agreement.
" he said. that Parliament will be given time to debate, scrutinize and vote on the final agreement we strike with the European Union,