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MPs in House of Commons reject call for people's referendum about negotiated brexit terms + Member's bill (see ANNOUNCEMENT below)

Ballot Choice
Accept negotiated brexit terms and leave EU, or Remain in EU

Commons proposal for ratification referendum on final brexit deal
MPs voted 20th December 2017 on this

The proposal – amendment 120 – to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill is described by its Member of Parliament authors as follows:

quote: This amendment is intended to ensure that before March 2019 (or the end of any extension to the two-year negotiation period) a referendum on the terms of the deal has to be held and provides the text of the referendum question."
Further,
"The question that is to appear on the ballot papers is—“Do you support the Government’s proposed new agreement between the United Kingdom and Gibraltar and the European Union or Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?” unquote

Question put, That the amendment be made.

Columns 1239 - 1241
Division 86
20 December 2017
10.19 pm

The Committee (Ed: whole House of Commons} divided:
Ayes: 23
Noes: 319

Question accordingly negatived (1) {Ed: THAT IS: THE REFERENDUM AMENDMENT HAS BEEN REJECTED BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS}

MPs who voted (2) in favour of this amendment
Ayes

    Bradshaw, rh Mr Ben /L
    Brake, rh Tom /LD
    Cable, rh Sir Vince /LD
    Clwyd, rh Ann /L
    Davey, rh Sir Edward /LD
    Davies, Geraint /L
    Edwards, Jonathan /Plaid
    Farron, Tim /LD
    Flynn, Paul /L
    Godsiff, Mr Roger /L
    Hayes, Helen /L
    Hobhouse, Wera /LD
    Jardine, Christine /LD
    Lake, Ben /Plaid
    Lammy, rh Mr David /L
    Lucas, Caroline /G
    Moran, Layla /LD
    Saville Roberts, Liz /Plaid
    Stone, Jamie /LD
    Swinson, Jo /LD
    West, Catherine /L
    Williams, Hywel /Plaid
    Zeichner, Daniel /L

(Political party affiliations above are for guidance and not officially confirmed)

MPs who did not vote, were absent or may have abstained
Labour party, Scottish National party

MPs who voted against this amendment
All or almost all Conservatives and Democratic Unionists

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Sources for above report
1. See Column 1239 at https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-12-20/debates/EDBDFC17-C424-4348-A515-78BD8203367E/EuropeanUnion(Withdrawal)Bill#division-9508

2. https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-12-20/division/02471747-3FE0-48FF-A59F-8ADE58DD018E/EuropeanUnion(Withdrawal)Bill?outputType=Names

ANNOUNCEMENT

Separate MP's bill for a referendum on the Brexit deal. "Terms of Withdrawal from EU (Referendum) Bill" https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/termsofwithdrawalfromeureferendum.html

Link to PDF version of the bill https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0103/18103.pdf

Next event 2nd reading: House of Commons | 19.01.2018

Article in which Geraint Davies MP argues the case for this bill: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/11/my-bill-brexit-second-referendum-give-voters-final-say-eu-divorce "Only a second referendum can pull us out of the Brexit fire"
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