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Brexit: Peers inflict 12th defeat on government by voting to remove official exit date from bill Brexit: Peers inflict 12th defeat on government by voting to remove official exit date from bill
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Peers have dealt a blow to Theresa May’s Brexit strategy by voting to remove the official exit date from the government's flagship EU legislation. Peers have dealt a fresh blow to Theresa May’s Brexit strategy by voting to remove the official exit date from the government's flagship EU legislation.
In the 12th defeat for the government in the Lords, members of the upper chamber backed a cross-party amendment to remove reference to Ms May’s stated exit date, March 29 2019, from the front of the bill. In the 12th defeat for the government in the Lords, members of the upper chamber backed a cross-party amendment to remove references to Ms May’s stated exit date, March 29 2019, from the front of the bill.
The move is likely to infuriate Brexiteers, as the amendment would open the door for keeping Britain in the EU for longer. The move is likely to infuriate Eurosceptics, who see the bid as an attempt to thwart Brexit as it would open the door for keeping Britain in the EU for longer.
Peers also defeated the government on a separate bid to allow the UK to participate in EU agencies after leaving the bloc. Peers also defeated the government with an earlier bid to allow the UK to participate in EU agencies after leaving the bloc.
Baroness Hayter, one of the amendment's signatories, said it would "remove the straitjacket" from the government and make the task easier for negotiators And Ms May faced a further threat on Tuesday night, as cross-party peers are due to push a vote on plans to effectively keep Britain in the single market.
She said: "If this amendment is successful, it will remove the straitjacket that the Government are in, I have to say not at the behest of negotiators but at the behest of certain ardent Brexiteers. Baroness Hayter said stripping the date from the bill would "remove the straitjacket" and make the task easier for negotiators.
She told peers: "If this amendment is successful, it will remove the straitjacket that the Government are in, I have to say not at the behest of negotiators but at the behest of certain ardent Brexiteers.
"Let's get the straitjacket out, let's make the task easier for negotiators.""Let's get the straitjacket out, let's make the task easier for negotiators."
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