10 minutes agoFour Brex proposals rejected
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)British MPs failed to make a decision tonight, as they failed to secure most of any four proposals to exit the crisis over Brex, the AP reports. They rejected all four options, including staying in a customs union with the EU and a new referendum on Britain's EU membership. MPs [...]
They rejected all four options, including staying in a customs union with the EU and a new referendum on Britain's EU membership.
MPs from the Labusist Party were called before the vote to support a plan for Britain's relations with the EU, such as Norway's.
Under the joint market proposal, Great Britain would abandon the EU, but maintain freedom of movement and contribute to the EU budget.
Laburist leader Jeremy Corbin sought through a letter from MPs to support this proposal, as well as a proposal for a customs union, and the party was also asked to support a proposal calling for a confirmation referendum on any agreement parliament has approved.
Otherwise, during the debate, 11 climate change activists staged a protest in the public gallery, removing and uncovering slogans painted on their bodies. Police came to the scene to evacuate them from the observation platform.
