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  European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill - Clause 1 - No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019
  
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  @ MP voted aye to prevent the Prime Minister accepting any delay to the withdrawal of the UK from the EU beyond 22 May 2019. 
  @ MP voted no against preventing the Prime Minister accepting any delay to the withdrawal of the UK from the EU beyond 22 May 2019.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against preventing the Prime Minister accepting any delay to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union beyond 22 May 2019. 
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill[1]. 
  
  The amendment rejected by a majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 1, page 2, line 3, at end insertâ
  
  :â(8) But the Prime Minister may not agree to any extension of the Article 50 period proposed by the European Council which is later than 22 May 2019.â
  
  The Bill[1] required a motion to be put to the House of Commons of the form:
  
  :âThat this House agrees for the purposes of section 2 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union to a period ending on [â¦]â
  
  and provided that:
  
  :the Prime Minister must seek an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union to a period ending on the date included in that motion.
  
  The rejected amendment sought to weaken requirement placed on the Prime Minister by the Bill.
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/europeanunionwithdrawalno5.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 2017-19, Parliament.uk]
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