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| Commons vote to ratify Brexit deal likely, says No 10 | |
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| Downing Street has said it is "very likely" MPs will be able to vote on the final Brexit agreement reached between the UK and the European Union. | Downing Street has said it is "very likely" MPs will be able to vote on the final Brexit agreement reached between the UK and the European Union. |
| A government lawyer made the comment in the High Court and No 10 confirmed it was the "government's view that is being represented". | A government lawyer made the comment in the High Court and No 10 confirmed it was the "government's view that is being represented". |
| The UK is expected to leave the European Union in 2019. | The UK is expected to leave the European Union in 2019. |
| The deal reached is expected to deal with migration controls and whether the UK remains in the single market. | |
| BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said the government's move to allow a vote after an agreement has been negotiated with the EU was unlikely to satisfy critics of Prime Minister Theresa May's approach to Brexit. | BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said the government's move to allow a vote after an agreement has been negotiated with the EU was unlikely to satisfy critics of Prime Minister Theresa May's approach to Brexit. |
| They are pressing for a parliamentary vote before she begins negotiations next spring - but Mrs May opposes this, saying ministers should decide when to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which begins the two years of talks. | They are pressing for a parliamentary vote before she begins negotiations next spring - but Mrs May opposes this, saying ministers should decide when to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which begins the two years of talks. |
| Norman Smith said the latest government comments raised the possibility that any deal negotiated by Mrs May could be rejected by Parliament. | Norman Smith said the latest government comments raised the possibility that any deal negotiated by Mrs May could be rejected by Parliament. |
| The government is currently fighting a legal case over whether Parliament should have a vote before Article 50 is triggered. | The government is currently fighting a legal case over whether Parliament should have a vote before Article 50 is triggered. |
| During the High Court hearing, government lawyer James Eadie QC moved on to what was likely to happen at the end of the negotiations, in 2019, saying: "The government view at the moment is it is very likely that any such agreement will be subject to ratification." | During the High Court hearing, government lawyer James Eadie QC moved on to what was likely to happen at the end of the negotiations, in 2019, saying: "The government view at the moment is it is very likely that any such agreement will be subject to ratification." |
| If this vote ends with MPs rejecting the Brexit deal, the UK would still leave the EU, Lord Pannick, who is acting for the campaigners challenging the government, told the court. | |
| "Parliament cannot reverse the notification," he said. | |
| The UK would either leave with no agreement or reach a new one, he said, adding: "But the new agreement cannot restore the rights that are irretrievably lost, and whether there is a new agreement is out of the hands of Parliament." | |
| UK voters opted in favour of leaving the EU by 51.9% to 48.1% in a referendum in June. | UK voters opted in favour of leaving the EU by 51.9% to 48.1% in a referendum in June. |
| The three-day High Court hearing ends on Tuesday. | The three-day High Court hearing ends on Tuesday. |