House of Commons debate on extension of Article 50

Today is the third of three days of big Brexit debates in the House of Commons this week. On Tuesday, MPs rejected the Government’s Brexit deal in the second ‘meaningful vote’. This was followed by a debate and votes yesterday in which MPs voted against leaving the European Union without a deal.

Now MPs are considering extending Article 50.

Article 50 of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty sets out how a member state leaves the European Union, with a two year period between the member state "triggering" the Article and the day that the state leaves the Union.

The UK Government triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017 so is due to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019. If the Article 50 period is extended, the UK would remain a member of the European Union during this period.

Find out more: https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/march/house-of-commons-to-vote-on-article-50-extension/

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