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How MPs voted on the amendments and what the final resolution means for wider negotiations with the EU and Parliament’s role between now and exit day.
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How MPs voted on the amendments and what the final resolution means for wider negotiations with the EU and Parliament’s role between now and exit day.
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Yvette Cooper presented a Private Member's bill, the European Union (No. 3) Bill 2017-19, on Monday 21 January 2019. The Bill would create a legal mechanism whereby the House of Commons can instruct the Prime Minister to ask the European Council for an extension to Article 50 in the absence of an approval resolution for an exit deal from the EU.
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Nick Boles MP presented a Private Members Bill on Tuesday 15 January 2019 to require the Government to request an extension to the Article 50 Brexit process in certain circumstances. This paper explains how this Bill proposes to give Parliament greater control over the Government's negotiations with the European Union. This Bill is expected to be superseded on Monday 21 January 2019 by another Bill in the name of Yvette Cooper, but which does not provide a statutory role for the Liaison Committee.
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Following the “meaningful vote”, what can we expect next in the Brexit timeline?
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Following the "meaningful vote", what can we expect next in the Brexit timeline?
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Given that the Prime Minister is now seeking further “assurances”, it is not clear whether the Government believes that it still has “political agreement” with the EU
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Given that the Prime Minister is now seeking further “assurances", it is not clear whether the Government believes that it still has “political agreement” with the EU
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The Government introduced a Bill into the House of Lords in May 2018 to reform the Courts and Tribunals system in (predominantly) England and Wales. This paper sets out the key provisions and issues raised by the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill [HL] 2017-19.
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Next week, the House of Commons will begin five days of debate which will conclude with “the meaningful vote”.
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This paper looks at the Political Declaration on the Framework for the Future Relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which was agreed by EU leaders on 25 November.
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Next week, the House of Commons will begin five days of debate which will conclude with “the meaningful vote”.
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If the UK reaches a Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, the UK Parliament has a special role in approving it.
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This paper explains the role of Parliament in the approval or rejection of any withdrawal agreement that may be reached between the UK and the EU27 in relation to the UK's exit from the EU under Article 50. It explains what the "meaningful vote" is, what it involves, and what Parliament's role will be if a deal is accepted, rejected or never reached.
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What do we still not know about the Brexit process or the withdrawal agreement with the EU that is currently being negotiated? This paper looks at some of the main unknowns.
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