Theresa May looks set to propose a third 'meaningful vote' on Brexit deal
Meanwhile, a Labour frontbench amendment, chosen by Mr Bercow, instructs Mrs May to seek an unspecified extension to article 50 to avoid exiting the EU on March 29th without a deal and “to provide parliamentary time for this House to find a majority for a different approach.”.
That would imply a long extension, as few believe that a radically different Brexit deal to the one already negotiated by Mrs May can be agreed quickly with the EU. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney told RTÉ earlier on Thursday: “If you have a long extension of, say, 21 months, to the end of 2020 — whatever the period would be — then Britain has a legal entitlement to have representation in the European Parliament” and so must take part in EU elections., a Labour backbencher. Mr Bryant wants MPs to vote on whether they believe that Mrs May can put an unchanged Brexit deal before the Commons to a vote.
Parliamentary precedent holds that the government cannot ask MPs to vote twice on the same issue during the same session of parliament, to prevent the executive bullying the Commons by putting the same measure to a vote repeatedly.– Reuters/Guardian
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