{"id":144017,"date":"2018-06-20T20:39:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T20:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/brexit-bill-approved-after-may-sees-off-rebellion\/"},"modified":"2018-06-20T20:39:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T20:39:09","slug":"brexit-bill-approved-after-may-sees-off-rebellion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/brexit-bill-approved-after-may-sees-off-rebellion\/","title":{"rendered":"Brexit: Bill approved after May sees off rebellion"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/720x405\/p06bng0s.jpg\"\/>Media playback is unsupported on your device<figcaption>Media captionLiam Fox tells Laura Kuenssberg rebels have not changed Brexit stance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caps\">The government&#039;s Brexit bill has finally passed through Parliament after the PM saw off a revolt by Tory MPs.<\/p>\n<p>Peers accepted the amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill sent to them from the House of Commons and the bill now goes for Royal Assent, becoming law.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the government won the vote 319 to 303, despite would-be rebels who wanted to ensure MPs had the power to stop the UK leaving without a deal.<\/p>\n<p>Assurances were accepted that MPs will have a meaningful say.<\/p>\n<p>The Department for Exiting the EU said the passing of the bill marked a &quot;crucial step&quot; in the UK&#039;s preparations and was a &quot;good moment for all those who want a smooth and orderly exit&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Grieve, leader of the would-be rebels, said the &quot;sovereignty of Parliament&quot; had been acknowledged. <\/p>\n<p>Both sides have claimed victory with Stephen Hammond, a pro-EU MP who eventually sided with the government, suggesting ministers had agreed to give Parliament a &quot;real say&quot; on top of other concessions.<\/p>\n<p>But international trade secretary Liam Fox said nothing had really changed and the option of a no-deal Brexit had been left firmly on the table.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Live updates: Commons debate on EU bill<\/li>\n<li>Who really backed down over Brexit vote?<\/li>\n<li>Can Theresa May &#039;take back control&#039;?<\/li>\n<li>Brexit: All you need to know<\/li>\n<li>Brexit: Your guide to EU jargon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;There is no change to the fundamental issue here which is the government cannot be forced by Parliament to negotiate something which it does not want to do,&quot; he told the BBC&#039;s political editor Laura Kuenssberg. <\/p>\n<p>He said the government had &quot;to be able to hold out in our negotiations the prospect of no deal&quot; otherwise the EU would get the upper hand.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday evening, following the Commons vote, Leader of the Lords Baroness Evans of Bowes Park said the EU (Withdrawal) Bill had been &quot;debated at length&quot; and was very different as a result of amendments tabled by the Lords.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I believe our role now is to accept their view as expressed in a vote a few hours ago,&quot; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Shadow Brexit spokesperson Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town said the Lords have been heard &quot;to quite a large extent&quot; on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Peers approved the government&#039;s proposal without a vote.<\/p>\n<p>The UK is due to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019 and negotiations have been taking place over the terms of its departure.<\/p>\n<h2>How the vote unfolded<\/h2>\n<figure>                                                                                                       Image copyright                  PA                                                    <\/figure>\n<p>The government has been at odds with the House of Lords in the long-running row over what happens if the UK cannot reach a deal with the EU, or if MPs reject whatever deal the government agrees with the EU.<\/p>\n<p>But, following Wednesday&#039;s vote, the government is a step closer to getting its EU (Withdrawal) Bill - which will end the supremacy of EU law and prepare the UK&#039;s statute book for Brexit day - into law. <\/p>\n<p>The Commons vote had been expected to be tight and the government eventually prevailed by a majority of 16. <\/p>\n<p>Six Tory MPs - Ken Clarke, Anna Soubry, Sarah Wollaston, Heidi Allen, Antoinette Sandbach and Phillip Lee - rebelled while four Labour MPs backed the government and six other Labour MPs abstained, as did Kelvin Hopkins, who sits as an independent after having the whip withdrawn. <\/p>\n<p>Ms Wollaston tweeted that she was disappointed with the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>                           Skip Twitter post  by @sarahwollaston                              <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I continue to be concerned about the risks of a cliff-edge, no-deal Brexit which I think would have devastating consequences for individuals, businesses &amp; communities. That is why I voted for Parliament to have a meaningful final vote. I am disappointed by today\u2019s result<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Wollaston MP (@sarahwollaston) June 20, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>              Report                          <\/p>\n<p>End of Twitter post  by @sarahwollaston<\/p>\n<p>One Labour MP, Naz Shah, voted in a wheelchair after being released from hospital amid Labour claims that normal arrangements sparing unwell MPs from having to enter the chamber had been abandoned. <\/p>\n<p>                           Skip Twitter post  by @DawnButlerBrent                              <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The truth is the Tories refused to nod her through. This is inhumane treatment. No other workplace would condone this type of working practice. Parliament needs to modernise. <br \/>In addition if we had a kinder government.... [insert phrase]https:\/\/t.co\/Q7WFUYHwma<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 (((Dawn Butler MP))) (@DawnButlerBrent) June 20, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>              Report                          <\/p>\n<p>End of Twitter post  by @DawnButlerBrent<\/p>\n<h2>The sticking points<\/h2>\n<figure>                                                                                                       Image copyright                  House of Lords<figcaption>Image caption                                      The Lords is expected to finally approve the EU Withdrawal Bill on Wednesday                              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The debate centred on what happens in three Brexit scenarios:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If MPs vote down the UK-EU Brexit deal<\/li>\n<li>If Theresa May announces before 21 January 2019 that no deal has been reached<\/li>\n<li>If 21 January passes with no deal being struck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under these circumstances, the government has said, a minister will make a statement in Parliament, setting out the proposed next steps.<\/p>\n<p>MPs will then vote on this statement. According to the government, this vote should be &quot;on neutral terms&quot;, with MPs simply noting what has been said.<\/p>\n<p>But an amendment backed by the House of Lords on Monday went further, saying MPs should have to &quot;approve&quot; the minister&#039;s statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has now conceded that it will be up to Commons Speaker John Bercow to decide the matter at the time. <\/p>\n<h2>The concession<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Image caption                                      The government statement that Mr Grieve has accepted                              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking in the Commons, Dominic Grieve said the issue of the meaningful vote was about giving &quot;assurances to the House and many, many people in the country who are worried about this process and how it will end&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>If Parliament wished to &quot;speak with one voice&quot; and exert its influence in the face of a non-deal scenario, it &quot;has the power to do it&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Grieve said he had insisted on a key paragraph in the government statement accepting &quot;it is open to MPs to table motions and debate matters of concern and that, as is the convention, parliamentary time will be provided for this&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Another potential rebel Nicky Morgan said she did not wish to see Mrs May &quot;destabilised or undermined&quot; ahead of next week&#039;s summit of EU leaders. <\/p>\n<p>But she warned of further battles to come over the UK&#039;s trade and customs arrangements with the EU and suggested relationships between MPs had been &quot;strained almost beyond belief&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>Please upgrade your browser<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/19077-brexit-glossary\/assets\/project-assets\/brexit_logo--small.png\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Your guide to Brexit jargon<\/h2>\n<p>                                                                                                                                                             Enter the word or phrase you are looking for                                                                                                                                                                                             Search                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>And Conservative MP Vicky Ford, another pro-European MP who stuck with the government, said the outcome was &quot;not a mandate for a no-deal Brexit&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>She said MPs had secured a &quot;backstop&quot; which meant if Parliament rejected the deal it could trigger &quot;another set of negotiations&quot; between the UK and EU aimed at getting an agreement before the UK left. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media playback is unsupported on your deviceMedia captionLiam Fox tells Laura Kuenssberg rebels have not changed Brexit stance The government&#039;s Brexit bill has finally passed through Parliament after the PM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":144018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}