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| Brexit: MEPs approve withdrawal agreement after emotional debate and claims UK will return - live news | Brexit: MEPs approve withdrawal agreement after emotional debate and claims UK will return - live news |
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| Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen | Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen |
| Here are some quotes from the European parliament debate. | |
| From Guy Verhofstadt, the European parliament’s Brexit coordinator | |
| From Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European commission | |
| From Nigel Farage, the Brexit party leader | |
| From Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator | |
| Here is video of MEPs signing Auld Lang Syne. | |
| This week’s Guardian Politics Weekly podcast is out. Heather Stewart rings in the end of an era as Brexit seems all but done. She chats to Jennifer Rankin, Andrew Fisher and James Kirkup about what Britain will look like after 31 January. Plus, the panel discuss whether the Labour leadership candidates are focusing on the right issues. | |
| From the BBC’s Scotland editor, Sarah Smith | From the BBC’s Scotland editor, Sarah Smith |
| From Jaume Duch, spokesperson for the European parliament | From Jaume Duch, spokesperson for the European parliament |
| David Sassoli, president of the parliament, says MEPs have voted to approve the withdrawal agreement. Now the European council must conclude the formalities tomorrow. | David Sassoli, president of the parliament, says MEPs have voted to approve the withdrawal agreement. Now the European council must conclude the formalities tomorrow. |
| He quotes Jo Cox, the Labour MP murdered by a far-right terrorist during the referendum campaign. There is more that united us than divides us, he says. | He quotes Jo Cox, the Labour MP murdered by a far-right terrorist during the referendum campaign. There is more that united us than divides us, he says. |
| MEPs have approved the withdrawal agreement by 621 votes to 49. | MEPs have approved the withdrawal agreement by 621 votes to 49. |
| Now MEPs are singing Auld Lang Syne. | Now MEPs are singing Auld Lang Syne. |
| MEPs are now taking the vote. | MEPs are now taking the vote. |
| Barnier has switched to English for his final comment. | Barnier has switched to English for his final comment. |
| He says, at this moment of new beginning, he would like to wish the UK well. | He says, at this moment of new beginning, he would like to wish the UK well. |
| Barnier says it is possible to be a European over and above being a patriot. That can give additional force to national patriotism, he says. | Barnier says it is possible to be a European over and above being a patriot. That can give additional force to national patriotism, he says. |
| Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, is concluding the debate. He says it has been a moving debate. The EU respected the UK vote to leave, he says. | Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, is concluding the debate. He says it has been a moving debate. The EU respected the UK vote to leave, he says. |
| He thanks the contribution made by British MEPs. | He thanks the contribution made by British MEPs. |