UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday promised that there would be a "meaningful" parliamentary vote on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, after the sides agreed a draft text of the Brexit agreement.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th November, 2018) UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday promised that there would be a "meaningful" parliamentary vote on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, after the sides agreed a draft text of the Brexit agreement.The UK cabinet confirmed on Tuesday that the United Kingdom and the European Union had agreed a draft Brexit text and said the government was due to meet on Wednesday to discuss the document. The UK opposition parties called for a "meaningful" parliamentary debate on the subject, asking for an extended debate time and the right to table amendments.
"We have been very clear that there will be a meaningful vote [on Brexit] in this house. We have also been clear that the motion on the deal will be amendable," May said at a meeting in the House of Commons.
The prime minister stressed that the members of parliament would have access to all necessary information ahead of the vote.
"We will ensure that information is available to the members of this house on the withdrawal agreement and on the future relationship that is agreed with the European Union. We will ensure that the briefings are available, that documents are available and the analysis that government has previously committed itself to is available so when members of this house come to the meaningful vote on the deal, they will be able to have that information," May said.
On Tuesday, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party would vote against the deal if it did not "work for the whole country" and failed to meet Labour's requirements on security, migration and EU relationship, among other issues.
Corbyn admitted that the full details were unavailable yet, but "from what we know of the shambolic handling of these negotiations, this is unlikely to be a good deal for the country."
The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a referendum in June 2016 and is expected to do so by late March 2019.
