European Union Withdrawal — Withhold Approval of Withdrawal Agreement Unless and Until it is Implemented in UK Law — 19 Oct 2019 at 14:19

The majority of MPs voted to withhold approval of the agreement with the European Union on arrangements for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the union unless and until it is implemented in United Kingdom law.

MPs were considering the following motion:

• That,
• in light of the new deal agreed with the European Union, which enables the United Kingdom to respect the result of the referendum on its membership of the European Union and to leave the European Union on 31 October with a deal, and for the purposes of section 1(1)(a) of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 and section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, this House
• approves the negotiated withdrawal agreement titled Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and the framework for the future relationship titled Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom that the United Kingdom has concluded with the European Union under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, as well as a Declaration by Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the operation of the Democratic consent in Northern Ireland provision of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, copies of these three documents which were laid before this House on Saturday 19 October.

The amendment supported by a majority of MPs in this vote was:

• Amendment (a), in motion 1, leave out from “with a deal,” to end and add
• “this House has considered the matter but withholds approval unless and until implementing legislation is passed.”

Debate in Parliament |