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The ‘Star Chamber’ of Brexit lawyers have delivered their own verdict on Theresa May’s revised deal following Geoffrey Cox’s fatal advice earlier, concluding that it does not meet the tests the Government set itself.
UK‘s Barclay: There is no set end date to the Irish backstop
Cox‘s advice: Legal risk remains unchanged that UK would have no lawful means of exiting arrangement
The Government has taken secret legal advice on extending Article 50 which it argues effectively rules out a second referendum, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
The advice states that Britain will be legally obliged to take part in European Parliament elections in May of next year if it extends Article 50 and subsequently send British MEPs to Brussels.
Theresa May has been accused of “concealing” the downsides of her Brexit deal after secret legal advice revealed that the UK could be “indefinitely” tied to the EU.
The DUP, SNP and Tory Brexiteers reacted with fury as the confidential advice by Attorney General Geoffrey Cox laid bare that the country would be trapped in a possible customs union for “many years”.
These six pages are the source of the battle that saw MPs find the Government in contempt of Parliament for the first time in modern history.
Buried in the small text it confirms that even if Britain is still negotiating with the EU years later and both parties think talks have broken down, then the UK still can‘t get out of the customs union backstop
Newly published documents show the PM was told an arrangement designed to prevent a hard Irish border could last „indefinitely“ and the UK could not „lawfully exit“ without EU agreement.
The Democratic Unionists said this would be „devastating“ for the UK.
But Mrs May rejected SNP claims she has misled Parliament on the issue.
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The full details on the hated Brexit deal will come out tomorrow, laying bare the extent of how awful Mrs May‘s agreement really is
– MPs hold ministers in contempt of Parliament for the first time ever today
– Theresa May lost the vote by 311 to 293 in a humiliating defeat for Number 10
– Commons leader Andrea Leadsom said the full advice will be published now
– Caved amid fears minsters could be suspended just as crunch Brexit vote held
– Labour, SNP, Tory rebels and DUP joined forces to inflict the historic defeat
– PM had told Cabinet ministers are defending an ‚important point of principle‘
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Six parties – including Labour and the DUP – claim ministers are in contempt, despite denial from the Conservatives.
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Today in Brexit: May’s big Brexit debate is overshadowed by more parliamentary guerrilla tactics.
Meeting started at 11.30am
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Speaker Statement
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has said there is an „arguable case“ that the Government committed contempt of Parliament over the legal advice on Brexit.
Senior MPs from six parties wrote to Mr Bercow asking him to begin contempt proceedings against the Government after full publication of the attorney general‘s findings was withheld „in the public interest“.
Theresa May faces a bitter test of strength with MPs today as they mount an historic bid to force release of legal advice on her Brexit deal.
The House of Commons will vote on a contempt motion that could plunge the PM‘s government further into chaos.
John Bercow, the Speaker, announced last night that he would accept a motion of contempt against the government for failing to comply with a Commons order to publish the advice. The motion, which will be debated today, could result in Geoffrey Cox, the attorney-general, or David Liddington, Mrs May’s de facto deputy, being suspended from parliament.
John Bercow said there was an „arguable case“ that a contempt of Parliament has been committed.
It means MPs will debate and vote on the issue on Tuesday.
A cross-party alliance of MPs has written to Speaker John Bercow calling on him to launch proceedings
– PM‘s own Brexit negotiator warned her deal risks ‚bad outcome‘
– Both new Brexit secretary and PM‘s adviser admit Irish backstop is ‚uncomfortable‘
– Labour and DUP join four other parties alleging contempt of parliament
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– Force party leaders to debate on TV – have you signed the petition?
– Live reporting by Aubrey Allegretti and Greg Heffer, political reporters
The magic number that the prime minister needs to win the crucial Commons vote on 11 December is 320.
But Sky News data-crunching signals she will fall short of the target by at least 90 votes with some 399 MPs expected to reject or not back her EU divorce settlement.
The Prime Minister is counting on the people who are ‚bored of Brexit‘ and just want Theresa May to ‚get on with it‘, but we aren‘t sick of Brexit, we are sick of being bullied by Brussels
EU Legislation Team
26 November 2018
—Legal note–not for general distribution—
The note – marked ‘not for general distribution’ and obtained by BrexitCentral – is dated 26th November and states that the UK-EU customs union which would come into effect if the backstop is triggered “would be a practical barrier to the UK entering separate trade agreements on goods with third countries”.
This is in direct contradiction to the Prime Minister who has insisted that her deal will allow the UK to have an entirely independent trade policy. Indeed, she told the House of Commons just last Monday how “for the first time in 40 years, the UK will be able to strike new trade deals and open up new markets for our goods and services”.
THERESA May’s crunch Brexit vote in the Commons next week could be abandoned, The Sun can reveal.
Government whips have discussed plans to seek further concessions from the EU before putting the deal to MPs.
Ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson has joined calls for its publication, which critics say could sink the PM‘s deal.
Attorney General Geoffrey Cox will make a statement about it on Monday.
He is set to publish a reduced version of the legal advice – despite calls from MPs from all parties to publish a full version.
Senior ministers say the prime minister is refusing to publish the advice because it contains a stark passage that makes clear the UK could end up locked in a “backstop” arrangement with the European Union.
In a letter to cabinet ministers last month, the contents of which have been disclosed to The Sunday Times, Geoffrey Cox declared: “The protocol would endure indefinitely.”
The documents, which have been seen by the Cabinet, have been withheld from MPs despite parliament demanding their publication in full.
In a letter, obtained by the Sunday Times, Geoffrey Cox said of the controversial Brexit ‘backstop’: “The protocol would endure indefinitely.”
The DUP, which props up her minority Tory government, is reportedly ready to sign a joint letter with them to the speaker of the House of Commons unless ministers back down.
The Commons vote on the withdrawal deal is in nine days‘ time.
We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis. The European issue has always been about sovereignty. It is ultimately about who governs us and how. The historic referendum vote in June 2016 delivered the democratic answer of the British people, which Parliament deliberately entrusted to them by a vote of 6-1, that they wished to govern themselves, through the members of their own elected Parliament.