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House of Commons voted by 498 to 114 to advance Brexit |
2017-02-02 |
[LI] Members of the House of Commons voted by 498 to 114 to advance the bill that would give Prime Minister Theresa May the authority to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty -- the formal process of leaving the EU. The size of majority in favor of triggering Article 50 on Wednesday means the bill is almost certain to become law. But a battle is expected next week when the bill returns to the House of Commons for detailed scrutiny in the committee stage. Opposition parties will then try to push through a series of amendments. The House of Lords, the UK’s upper house, will also need to approve the Article 50 legislation before it can become law. Triggering Article 50 gives the UK two years to negotiate a separation deal with the 27 other members of the EU. May has said she wants to fire the Brexit starting gun by the end of March. The Prime Minister told the House of Commons that she would publish her detailed plan for Brexit in the form of a "white paper" on Thursday. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#6 Or, when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. |
Posted by: Bobby 2017-02-02 13:26 |
#5 It is easiest to ride a horse in the direction it is going. |
Posted by: SteveS 2017-02-02 10:09 |
#4 A preference cascade or pols realizing that the people are getting restive? From all I read prior to the vote the MPs were not at all in favor, so something changed. |
Posted by: AlanC 2017-02-02 08:13 |
#3 Same trajectory as DJT's inauguration. Each step of the way, the lefties will be sure sone institution will stop what they are against. When that does not happen, they will punch people and burn stuff. But life will go on... |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-02-02 07:45 |
#2 It will be interesting if the house of Lords passes this. The EU will really start to unravel. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2017-02-02 07:25 |
#1 He, he, he |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-02-02 05:05 |