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  UK Withdrawal from the EU - Withdrawal Agreement - Ireland
  
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  @ MP voted aye for the principle of a withdrawal agreement which would avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland via a mechanism other than the United Kingdom remaining aligned with the European Union customs union.
  
  @ MP voted no against the principle of a withdrawal agreement which would avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland via a mechanism other than the United Kingdom remaining aligned with the European Union customs union.
  
  The majority of MPs voted to against the principle of a withdrawal agreement which would avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland via a mechanism other than the United Kingdom remaining aligned with the European Union customs union. 
  
  The motion rejected by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House
  :''welcomes'' [https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2019-02-12c.730.4#g730.5 the Prime Ministerâs statement of 12 February 2019];
  :''reiterates'' its support for [https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2019-01-29&house=commons&number=313 the approach to leaving the EU expressed by this House on 29 January 2019] and notes that discussions between the UK and the EU on the Northern Ireland backstop are ongoing.
  
  The approach to leaving the EU mentioned referred to a House of Commons vote where[1]:
  
  :The majority of MPs voted to express support for an agreement on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union which avoids a hard border on the island of Ireland via a mechanism other than the United Kingdom remaining aligned with the European Union customs union. 
  
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  * [1][https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2019-01-29&house=commons&number=313 House of Commons vote, 29 January 2019, PublicWhip.org.uk]
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