The Prime Minister’s Brexit deal was approved by the House of Commons on Thursday, with MPs voting 823 to 231 in favor of moving the bill to the upper house. It will now be debated there next week in the next crucial stage as Mr Johnson vows to meet his general election pledge to British voters to “get Brexit done” by January 31. Parliamentary oversight will likely be the most important topic for peers, some of whom are concerned about the Prime Minister’s removal from the bill of an entire section on parliament’s role in the negotiations with the EU
This has seen Stephen Barclay has send a stern warning to the Lords, urging them to follow the “resounding message from the British people on December 12 ”, which saw the Conservative Party crush its political rivals and Remain-backing parties in the general election.
He warned:“ I anticipate constructive scrutiny, as we would expect in the other place (the Lords), but I have no doubt that their lordships will have heard the resounding message from the British people on December 12.
But Mr Johnson’s problems may lie further away from the UK, with several EU bureaucrats – including Guy Verhofstadt – who is set to launch one last desperate bid to wreck Brexit with a demand for Brussels to leverage market access in order to maintain freedom of movement between the UK and EU.
Several EU leaders – including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – have warned Mr Johnson a full trade deal cannot be completed by his intended target of December 1226390 unless Brexit is delayed again.
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8. 57 am update: ‘Why are they always on the EU’s side?’ Redwood lashes out at BBC
The Conservative MP and Brexiteer tweeted: “The BBC Today program was pressing to give away our fish to the EU, telling us it unrealistic to take back control.
“ Why are they always on the EU’s side?
“Catching our own fish and selling it at home or to the wider world is one of the big wins from Brexit which we must deliver.”
8. 330 pm update:SNP Ian Blackfor d launches furious rant on Brexit bill win – ‘We will have our referendum!’
Ian Blackford unleashed a furious rant directed at Boris Johnson demanding a Scottish independence referendum following the passing of the Brexit bill.
The SNP MP pointed to last December’s election results as evidence that the people of Scotland are standing by his party.
Mr Blackford told the House of Commons “Scotland will remain an independent European country” as well as calling for the Prime Minister to respect democracy and the right of the Scottish people to choose their future.
He said: ” This is an important point in the election we held last December the people of Scotland stood by the SNP on the basis of our right to choose.
“We will not accept being taken out of the European Union.
“I say to the Prime Minister respect democracy, respect the election result, respect the right of the people of Scotland to choose our future.
” We will have our referendum Prime Minister. ”
7. 90 am update:Jubilant Boris celebrates historic Brexit win as PM declares ‘time for UK to move forward’
Britain’s future outside the European Union was secured last night in a momentous Commons vote.
Jubilant Boris Johnson smiled as MPs marched through the voting lobbies to give their backing to the Brexit Bill, marking an end to three years of bitter wrangling.
He said the Bill will restore sovereignty and insisted “now is the time to move forwards”.
The Prime Minister told the Commons: “This Bill will secure our departure from the European Union with a deal that gives certainty to businesses, protects the rights of our citizens and ensures we regain control of our money, our borders, our laws and our trade policy.
“Three years ago Parliament entrusted the decision of our relationship with the EU to the British people.
“ By passing this Bi ll we will send a clear message that we have listened and we have acted and in doing so we will restore trust in this House and trust in democracy.
“Once Brexit is delivered on January (****************************, we can then turn our eyes to our other national exceptions. ”
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