Parliament Ping Pong
The past couple of weeks have seen the two Houses of Parliament play a game of ping pong. The EU Withdrawal bill was bouncing back and forth between the Commons and the Lords.
Theresa May narrowly won the Commons vote 324 votes to 298 to knock back the 15 amendments to the Brexit bill made by the Lords. To encourage the Tory rebels to vote in her favour, May had to give personal assurances that she would address their concerns. A major sticking point between the government and the rebels is whether Parliament should have a “meaningful vote” on the deal.
However, the Lords have backed an amendment which goes further than the government’s current proposal on how much power MPs could get. So the bill bounced back to the Commons, with the government already stating that they cannot accept the Lords’ amendments.
However, the rebels have now conceded, which means the bill is ready for royal assent.
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