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| MPs to vote on setting date for Brexit | MPs to vote on setting date for Brexit |
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| MPs are expected to vote later on whether to put the precise time and date of Brexit into law. | |
| The government wants to specify that the UK will leave the EU at 23:00 GMT on 29 March 2019 in its EU Withdrawal Bill, which is currently going through Parliament. | The government wants to specify that the UK will leave the EU at 23:00 GMT on 29 March 2019 in its EU Withdrawal Bill, which is currently going through Parliament. |
| The plans have been criticised by opposition parties and some Tory MPs. | The plans have been criticised by opposition parties and some Tory MPs. |
| But a compromise amendment giving more flexibility is expected to help the government see off a rebellion. | But a compromise amendment giving more flexibility is expected to help the government see off a rebellion. |
| March 2019 is already when the UK is due to leave the European Union - two years after Theresa May formally gave notice of Brexit. | March 2019 is already when the UK is due to leave the European Union - two years after Theresa May formally gave notice of Brexit. |
| The prime minister's announcement that this would be enshrined in law was attacked by Labour as a "gimmick" and some Conservative MPs warned it could tie the government's hands if negotiations dragged on longer than planned. | The prime minister's announcement that this would be enshrined in law was attacked by Labour as a "gimmick" and some Conservative MPs warned it could tie the government's hands if negotiations dragged on longer than planned. |
| Ministers do not want another defeat on their key EU Withdrawal Bill - having already been outvoted last week on a different matter - and are expected to support the proposed compromise, tabled by Conservative MPs including former Cabinet minister Oliver Letwin. | Ministers do not want another defeat on their key EU Withdrawal Bill - having already been outvoted last week on a different matter - and are expected to support the proposed compromise, tabled by Conservative MPs including former Cabinet minister Oliver Letwin. |
| The new amendment seeks to allow the government to change the "exit day" through further legislation, if the negotiations are continuing. | The new amendment seeks to allow the government to change the "exit day" through further legislation, if the negotiations are continuing. |
| Labour described it as a "humiliating cave-in" by the government. | Labour described it as a "humiliating cave-in" by the government. |
| The EU Withdrawal Bill is a key part of the government's Brexit strategy. It aims to end the supremacy of EU law, which would be copied onto the UK statute book in order to ensure a smooth transition on Brexit day. | The EU Withdrawal Bill is a key part of the government's Brexit strategy. It aims to end the supremacy of EU law, which would be copied onto the UK statute book in order to ensure a smooth transition on Brexit day. |
| It is facing hundreds of attempts to change its wording by MPs but only one - to give Parliament a guaranteed vote on the final Brexit deal - has been passed by the Commons so far. | It is facing hundreds of attempts to change its wording by MPs but only one - to give Parliament a guaranteed vote on the final Brexit deal - has been passed by the Commons so far. |