NO DEAL DEAD: MPs vote to APPROVE Dominic Grieve’s SHOCK amendment to Withdrawal Act
THERESA May has been humiliated after suffering three separate Brexit defeats in the House of Commons – including a damning amendment tabled by rebel Dominic Grieve which all but rules out a no-deal exit.
By JOEY MILLAR
Express.co.uk
Tue, Dec 4, 2018
By 321 votes to 299 the Government was defeated on the vote over Mr Grieve’s amendment, which will allow MPs to vote on amendments to the EU exit deal if it is defeated in next week’s meaningful vote. Mrs May’s Government had already been defeated in two shock votes in the House of Commons this evening as an ongoing contempt row threatens to derail the start of five days of Brexit debate. Mr Grieve’s victory will allow the final Brexit deal to be repeatedly amended – ending Mrs May’s threats of her Brexit deal or no deal.
If Prime Minister Theresa May loses the crunch Brexit vote next Tuesday, the Government has 21 days to come back to the Commons to outline what happens next.
Rather than just note what the Government says, Mr Grieve wanted MPs to be able to make amendments to the statement in order to try and influence events.
Mr Grieve’s amendment impacts Section 13.1 (b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
This currently reads: “The negotiated withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship have been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons on a motion moved by a Minister of the Crown.”
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