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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - New Clause 6 - Publication of Legal Advice on Varying Notification of Withdrawal from the EU
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require the publication of the Government's legal advice on the ability of the UK to alter or revoke the notification of its intent to leave the EU.
  @ MP voted no against requiring the publication of the Government's legal advice on the ability of the UK to alter or revoke the notification of its intent to leave the EU.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against requiring the publication of the Government's legal advice on the ability of the United Kingdom to alter or revoke the notification of its intent to leave the European Union. 
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''Alteration to the notification under Article 50(2) of the [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A12012M%2FTXT Treaty on the European Union]'' and stated:
  
  :âHer Majestyâs Government shall publish a summary of the legal advice it has received in respect of the ability of the United Kingdom to extend, alter or revoke the notification, under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on the European Union, of the United Kingdomâs intention to withdraw from the EU.â
  
  The rejected new clause was accompanied by the following explanatory statement:
  
  :This new clause would require Ministers to place in the public domain a summary of the legal advice they have received concerning the options available for the United Kingdom in respect of the notification made under Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union.
  
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  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/europeanunionwithdrawal.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill]
  
  
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