Remainer plot to stop No Deal on Friday passes into law sparking fears of a huge Brexit delay
Yvette Cooper's plot to try and keep Britain from leaving with No Deal was signed and rubber stamped late last night
A REMAINER plot to stop a No Deal Brexit passed in law last night, speaking fears of a huge delay.
Yvette Cooper’s plan to try and keep Britain from leaving without an agreement in place was signed and rubber stamped late last night.
MPs accepted amendments to the Bill from the House of Lords after it was rushed through Parliament in days.
This afternoon, the House of Commons formally demanded that the delay should last until June 30.
Ms Cooper said last night: “Parliament has voted tonight against the damage and chaos that No Deal would cause for jobs, manufacturing, medicine supplies, policing & security.”
It forces the PM to go to Brussels and demand another extension – which she’s already done anyway.
The Government voted against it in the Commons and the Lords.
MPs approved it by just a single vote in a night of high drama in the Commons last week.
Britain is still legally set to leave the EU on April 12 – this Friday – with or without an agreement in place.
It won’t actually stop Britain leaving with No Deal though, because the EU could reject another delay when their leaders meet tomorrow.
Mrs May wants an extension until June 30, but she’s not likely to get one as they think she should have a longer delay.
It’s thought EU bosses will force her to get an extension of up to a year to give the PM time to get a cross-party soft Brexit deal with Labour.
She’s flown to Europe today for talks with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron to plead with them for another delay.
Hundreds of Tories, meanwhile, have urged her to leave without a deal at all – even though MPs have voted that idea down already.
A long extension would also require Britain to take part in the EU elections next month, almost three years after 17.4million Brits voted to leave.
However, if a deal was passed before then, we wouldn’t have to take part.
A ‘flextension’ which would allow us to quit the bloc whenever MPs passed a deal is also on the cards.
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