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UK MPs to vote on delaying Brexit
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IANS | 14 Mar, 2019
British MPs will vote on Thursday whether the government should ask the
EU for permission to delay the country's withdrawal from the bloc amid
an intense week of parliamentary ballots.
The new vote comes after MPs on Wednesday voted to reject a no-deal Brexit "under any circumstances", the BBC reported.
Conservative
Party Prime Minister Theresa May tabled a motion on delaying Brexit by
three-months beyond the March 29 deadline as her proposed Brexit deal
twice failed to get parliamentary approval. MPs also rejected the
scenario of the UK leaving the EU without a deal in place.
Brexit
could still go ahead on March 29 if Parliament approves May's deal,
which Brussels supports, before an EU leaders' summit next week.
The
vote in the House of Commons, the UK's lower legislative chamber, will
be held on Thursday evening. MPs are expected to request an extension of
Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which established a transition period
of two years for a country to leave the EU.
If Parliament approves the Prime Minister's deal by March 20, Brexit could be delayed by three months, until June 30.
But
on Wednesday, May warned if her deal does not get through Parliament, a
longer extension -- which would need the unanimous approval of the
other 27 EU member states -- would be required, meaning the UK would be
forced to participate in European Parliament elections in May.
"I
do not think that would be the right outcome," said May. "But the House
needs to face up to the consequences of the decisions it has taken."
European
Council's President Donald Tusk said he would urge EU leaders at the
upcoming summit to back a long extension. "During my consultations ahead
of the European Council, I will appeal to the EU27 to be open to a long
extension if the UK finds it necessary to rethink its Brexit strategy
and build consensus around it," he wrote on Twitter.
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told the European Parliament on Wednesday the ball was firmly in London's court.
"It
is UK's responsibility to tell us what they want for our future
relations. That is the question that needs to be posed to which we
expect an answer. It will be a priority even before the question of an
extension. Negotiations on Article 50 (the mechanism that laid down
Britain's departure date as March 29) are finished," he said.
"We
have agreed a deal with the Prime Minister and the EU is ready to sign
it. There are only two ways to leave the EU: with or without a deal. The
EU is prepared for both," Barnier said.
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