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  European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill - Clause 1 - Directions for the Prime Minister
  
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  @ MP voted aye
  @ MP voted no 
  
  The majority of MPs voted 
  
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill[1]. 
  
  The amendment rejected by a majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment No. 22, page 2, line 3, at end insertâ
  
  :â() Nothing in this section prevents a Minister of the Crown from seeking, or agreeing to, an extension of the period specified in [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A12012M050 Article 50(3)] of the Treaty on European Union otherwise than in accordance with this section.â
  
  The rejected amendment was accompanied by the following explanatory statement:
  
  :This amendment ensures that the Bill does not limit the powers that a Minister of the Crown would otherwise have to seek, or agree to, an extension of the Article 50(3) period.
  
  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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