European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Alternative Date for the UK Leaving the EU — 8 Apr 2019 at 22:00

The majority of MPs voted to allow the Government to delay the United Kingdom leaving the European Union to another date so long as the new date of departure is after the 22nd of May 2019.

MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill^[1].

The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:

• That this House agrees with Lords amendment 5.

Lords amendment 5 stated^[2]:

• Page 2, line 3, at end insert—
• “(8) Nothing in this section prevents a Minister of the Crown from seeking, or agreeing to, an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union otherwise than in accordance with this section provided that the extension cannot end earlier than 22 May 2019.
• (9) In deciding for the purposes of subsection (8) whether an extension cannot end earlier than 22 May 2019, the earlier ending of the extension as a result of the entry into force of the withdrawal agreement (as provided for in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union) is to be ignored.”
• [1] Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 2017-19, Parliament.uk
• [2] Lords amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 2017-19, Parliament.uk

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