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muriel_volestrangler

(106,625 posts) Mon Apr 1, 2019, 05:17 PM Apr 2019

Brexit votes: MPs fail to back proposals again [View all]

Source: BBC

MPs have again failed to agree on proposals on the next steps for Brexit.

The Commons voted on four motions for leaving the EU, including a customs union and a Norway-style arrangement - keeping the UK in the single market - but none gained a majority.

The votes were not legally binding, so the government would not have been forced to adopt the proposals.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47781009

Chaos.

Motion C: customs union – defeated
Defeated by 276 t0 273, a majority of 3

Motion D: ‘common market 2.0’ – defeated
Defeated by 282 t0 261, a majority of 21

Motion E: confirmatory public vote – defeated
Defeated by 292 t0 280, a majority of 12

Motion G: parliamentary supremacy – defeated
Defeated by 292 t0 191, a majority of 101

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/01/brexit-what-are-the-indicative-votes-mps-will-vote-on

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Brexit votes: MPs fail to back proposals again [View all] muriel_volestrangler Apr 2019 OP

I don't know who said it... nycbos Apr 2019 #1

Thing is, more & more people see this is true: Ghost Dog Apr 2019 #2

Have they taken a look at the US? maxsolomon Apr 2019 #6

Long story short: Brexit. Pope George Ringo II Apr 2019 #21

Do they kepp voting? Like forever? Iliyah Apr 2019 #3

All the soft Brexit options and a new referendum vote just went down, so, 11 days to hard Brexit Baclava Apr 2019 #4

These are only indicative votes. Denzil_DC Apr 2019 #5

It sounds just like the "Repeal and Replace" (the ACA) clarion call of the GOP here BumRushDaShow Apr 2019 #8

Yes, there are similarities: Denzil_DC Apr 2019 #10

"dozens of MPs next week have a tutorial scheduled" BumRushDaShow Apr 2019 #12

No deal Brexit virtually inevitable - EU crazytown Apr 2019 #7

So all of those who vote for ignoramouses and stupid referendums because, well ... let's just KPN Apr 2019 #23

There have been many proposals, none have garnered a majority DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #9

There's still a lot of "not exactly what I/we want, so won't vote for it" muriel_volestrangler Apr 2019 #11

The SNP abstained on that Clarke customs union motion because it didn't include freedom of movement. Denzil_DC Apr 2019 #13

I don't see why that should be a "red line" muriel_volestrangler Apr 2019 #15

But this is a winnowing process. Denzil_DC Apr 2019 #16

Oh, and in case the FOM argument seems a little parochial because of the way it cropped up here, Denzil_DC Apr 2019 #17

"bringing a spreadsheet to a knife fight" Ghost Dog Apr 2019 #18

Not my line, but glad you liked it! Denzil_DC Apr 2019 #19

A handy chart summarizing how the different parties voted: Denzil_DC Apr 2019 #14

I was curious about the 3-4 SNP "abstentions" Denzil_DC Apr 2019 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author turbinetree Apr 2019 #20