David Davis urges MPs to reject Lords amendment tonight on giving Parliament final vote on Brexit deal as it could give Remainers chance to KEEP us in the European Union
The Brexit Secretary said he was ‘disappointed’ Lords had voted to alter the Bill - after Commons voted it through unchanged
DAVID DAVIS has urged MPs to reject a Lords amendment on giving Parliament a vote on the final Brexit deal as he says it could give Remainers a chance to KEEP us in the EU.
The Brexit Secretary said he was "disappointed" Peers had voted to amend the Bill - after the Commons put it through unchanged.
He told MPs today ahead of a vote tonight that they should reject the two changes from the Lords - on securing the rights of EU citizens after Brexit, and on a "meaningful" vote on a final deal.
Mr Davis said voters wanted them to "get on with the job in hand with no strings attached".
Ministers say they want to guarantee the rights of EU citizens as soon as possible after triggering Article 50 - but they can't do that until they get the same assurances from EU states about Brits abroad.
The Prime Minister and Brexit Secretary have both said Parliament will get a vote - but it will be a "take it or leave it" one where Britain could drop out of the EU with no deal at all.
Some MPs are concerned that falling back on World Trade Organisation rules could involve tariffs on goods trading.
MPs are expected to reject the changes to the Brexit Bill, which will pave way for Theresa May to trigger Article 50.
The Sun understands that despite speculation the Prime Minister was never planning to kick-start our EU exit before the end of March.
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Mr Davis said that allowing the amendment would give politicians a chance to fight for us to remain in the EU.
He said that a number of Lords hoped that ";if parliament were to vote against leaving without a deal - that the UK should seek to remain in the EU and reverse the result of the referendum."
"While this has been badged as a meaningful vote, the reality is that there are some who would seek to use this to overturn the result of this referendum," he said.
"We will not... accept anything that will put the intention to leave the European Union in doubt."
He said the amendment would create more uncertainty and would lessen the negotiating power of the Government.
Today Nicola Sturgeon said she would seek support in the Scottish Parliament for a second independence referendum.
The Scottish First Minister said she had not received the assurances she wanted from the PM, and that she had no choice but to push for another vote.