A Bill to require the Prime Minister to revoke the notification, under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the European Union unless two conditions are met; to establish as the first condition for non-revocation that a withdrawal agreement has been approved by Parliament by 21 January 2019 or during an extension period agreed by that date under Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union; to establish as the second condition for non-revocation that a majority of participating voters have voted in favour of that agreement in a referendum in which the United Kingdom remaining as a member of the European Union was the other option; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
22 March 2019
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This Bill would force the Government to revoke the UK's Article 50 withdrawal notification unless two conditions are met: (1) Parliament approves a withdrawal agreement by 21 January 2019 or during an extension agreed by that date under Article 50(3), and (2) a referendum shows a majority voting to remain in the European Union with remain as the other option on the ballot. If these conditions aren’t met, the withdrawal notification would be revoked, keeping the UK in the EU.
The Bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons and was first introduced on 18 December 2018.
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