{"id":140805,"date":"2018-06-13T19:42:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T19:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/brexit-mps-reject-bid-to-stay-in-eea-amid-labour-revolt\/"},"modified":"2018-06-13T19:42:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T19:42:36","slug":"brexit-mps-reject-bid-to-stay-in-eea-amid-labour-revolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/brexit-mps-reject-bid-to-stay-in-eea-amid-labour-revolt\/","title":{"rendered":"Brexit: MPs reject bid to stay in EEA amid Labour revolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>                                  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Brexit supporter outside Parliament\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/16620\/production\/_102008619_mediaitem102008618.jpg\"\/>Image copyright                  AFP                                                    <\/figure>\n<p class=\"caps\">Attempts to keep the UK in the European Economic Area after Brexit have been defeated in the House of Commons, amid a major Labour revolt over the issue.<\/p>\n<p>A Lords amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill, committing the UK to EEA membership, was reversed by 327 to 126.<\/p>\n<p>The Labour leadership had urged MPs to abstain but 75 voted for and 15 against.<\/p>\n<p>Shadow minster Laura Smith and four junior aides quit their jobs in order to defy the party whip over the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Labour failed in an attempt to amend the EU Withdrawal Bill with their own alternative motion to guarantee &quot;full access&quot; to European markets after Brexit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PM &#039;must honour Brexit vote assurances&#039; <\/li>\n<li>Live: MPs vote on EU Bill changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This was defeated by 322 votes to 240 in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The government won the EEA vote comfortably after Labour abstained, although a handful of Tory MPs, including former attorney general Dominic Grieve, indicated they would back the motion.<\/p>\n<p>During Commons exchanges, supporters of the EEA said it would be an economic &quot;lifeboat&quot; for the UK after Brexit, but critics said it would in effect nullify the result of the 2016 referendum. <\/p>\n<h2>&#039;No say&#039;<\/h2>\n<p>In a statement, Jeremy Corbyn said he understood the &quot;difficulties&quot; facing MPs &quot;representing constituencies which voted strongly for Leave or Remain&quot; on the issue of the EEA.<\/p>\n<p>But he insisted Labour could not support the so-called Norway model as he did not believe it was the &quot;right option&quot; for the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It would leave us with next to no say over rules we have to follow, it does not allow us to negotiate a new comprehensive UK-EU customs union and it fails to resolve the Irish border issue,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>MPs will later seek to overturn other changes made to the bill by the Lords, including a requirement for ministers to set out steps to negotiate a customs union with the EU.<\/p>\n<p>The government agreed a compromise with potential Tory rebels earlier this week to work towards a &quot;customs arrangement&quot; with the EU.<\/p>\n<h2>Child refugees<\/h2>\n<p>On the second day of debate on the UK&#039;s flagship Brexit legislation, ministers conceded changes on refugee policy after Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>They accepted a proposal by Labour MP Yvette Cooper to widen the terms under which unaccompanied child refugees could be reunited with family members living in the UK. <\/p>\n<p>The government had already agreed to allow unaccompanied children to claim asylum in the UK if it was deemed to be in their &quot;best interests&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>But, following Ms Cooper&#039;s intervention, ministers have agreed to drop a clause stating this could only happen if the family members already in the UK were over 18 years of age. <\/p>\n<p>Solicitor General Robert Buckland said ministers had listened &quot;very carefully&quot; 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