LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May's bid to get her EU divorce deal through parliament was hit on Monday (Mar 18) with a bombshell ...
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May's bid to get her EU divorce deal through parliament was hit on Monday with a bombshell announcement by the speaker, ruling MPs could not vote again on the same proposal they had already rejected.
"What the government cannot legitimately do is resubmit to the house the same proposition, or substantially the same proposition," he said, citing precedent dating back to 1604.AdvertisementResponding to MPs' questions about his ruling, Bercow said that"in all likelihood" it meant the government must find a way of substantially altering the deal with the EU before it can be voted on again.
European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels for pre-summit talks on Monday were broadly supportive of granting a delay but questioned its purpose. British junior Brexit minister Kwasi Kwarteng told MPs the government expected European leaders to decide on the extension request at the summit, with legislation to change the UK's exit date then following next week.May's allies had argued earlier on Monday that the government was convincing ardent Brexiteers previously opposed to her plan.
"No deal is better than a bad deal but a bad deal is better than remaining in the European Union," he said.
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