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  UK Withdrawal from the EU - Delay of up-to Three Months - Ireland
  
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  @ MP voted aye in favour of delaying leaving the EU by up to three months and against the principle of a withdrawal agreement which would avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland via a mechanism other than the UK remaining aligned with the EU customs union. 
  @ MP voted no in favour of the principle of a withdrawal agreement which would avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland via a mechanism other than the UK remaining aligned with the EU customs union and against delaying leaving the EU by up to three months.
  
  The majority of MPs voted in favour of 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 and against delaying leaving the European Union by up to three months.
  
  MPs were considering a motion stating:
  
  :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 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. 
  
  The amendment rejected by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  : ârequires that a Minister of the Crown immediately begin negotiations with the European Council to extend the period specified under [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A12012M050 Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union] by no fewer than three months from 29 March 2019, and bring forward an appropriate amendment to [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/16/section/20 section 20 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018] to facilitate this change.â.
  
  The original motion sought support 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. The rejected amendment sought omit that support and delay leaving the European Union by up to three months. 
  
  
  
  
  * [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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