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| Brexit: what are the four indicative votes MPs are deciding on? | |
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| MPs are to vote on four of the eight Brexit proposals tabled for a second series of indicative votes on Monday evening. These are the four that have been selected by the Speaker, John Bercow: | MPs are to vote on four of the eight Brexit proposals tabled for a second series of indicative votes on Monday evening. These are the four that have been selected by the Speaker, John Bercow: |
| Motion C: customs union | Motion C: customs union |
| The Tory former chancellor Ken Clarke’s customs union plan requires any Brexit deal to include, as a minimum, a commitment to negotiate a “permanent and comprehensive UK-wide customs union with the EU”. This was defeated by the smallest margin in the first round, falling just six votes short. | The Tory former chancellor Ken Clarke’s customs union plan requires any Brexit deal to include, as a minimum, a commitment to negotiate a “permanent and comprehensive UK-wide customs union with the EU”. This was defeated by the smallest margin in the first round, falling just six votes short. |
| On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 271 t0 265. | On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 271 t0 265. |
| Motion D: ‘common market 2.0’ | Motion D: ‘common market 2.0’ |
| Tabled by the Conservatives Nick Boles, Robert Halfon and Dame Caroline Spelman, Labour’s Stephen Kinnock and Lucy Powell, and the SNP’s Stewart Hosie. The motion proposes UK membership of the European Free Trade Association (Efta) and European Economic Area. It allows continued participation in the single market, and a “comprehensive customs arrangement” with the EU – including a “UK say” on future EU trade deals – would remain in place until the agreement of a wider trade deal that guaranteed frictionless movement of goods and an open border in Ireland. | Tabled by the Conservatives Nick Boles, Robert Halfon and Dame Caroline Spelman, Labour’s Stephen Kinnock and Lucy Powell, and the SNP’s Stewart Hosie. The motion proposes UK membership of the European Free Trade Association (Efta) and European Economic Area. It allows continued participation in the single market, and a “comprehensive customs arrangement” with the EU – including a “UK say” on future EU trade deals – would remain in place until the agreement of a wider trade deal that guaranteed frictionless movement of goods and an open border in Ireland. |
| On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 283 to 189. | On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 283 to 189. |
| This soft Brexit compromise has been championed as a plan B for leaving the European Union. | This soft Brexit compromise has been championed as a plan B for leaving the European Union. |
| It is based on Norway’s relationship with the EU, which is outside the bloc and the customs union but inside the single market. Under the plan the UK would have to join Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland in the European Free Trade Association (Efta), which would then allow it to participate in the European Economic Area (EEA). | It is based on Norway’s relationship with the EU, which is outside the bloc and the customs union but inside the single market. Under the plan the UK would have to join Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland in the European Free Trade Association (Efta), which would then allow it to participate in the European Economic Area (EEA). |
| The ‘plus’ in this option refers to a temporary customs union with the EU, which would need to be negotiated to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. This arrangement would remain in place until the EU and UK agreed a specific trade deal. | The ‘plus’ in this option refers to a temporary customs union with the EU, which would need to be negotiated to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. This arrangement would remain in place until the EU and UK agreed a specific trade deal. |
| The option has the advantage of being as close to the EU as possible without full membership, and it would do away with the need for the problematic backstop for Northern Ireland. Like Norway, the UK would be outside the common fisheries and agriculture policies, and would not be subject to the European court of justice. | The option has the advantage of being as close to the EU as possible without full membership, and it would do away with the need for the problematic backstop for Northern Ireland. Like Norway, the UK would be outside the common fisheries and agriculture policies, and would not be subject to the European court of justice. |
| But it crosses a key red line for Brexiters by continuing freedom of movement, one of the preconditions of single market membership. It would also limit the UK's ability to negotiate its own trade deals while a new customs arrangement is under discussion. And it would require continued financial contributions to the EU without an influence inside the bloc, as the UK would no longer have MEPs or a seat on the European Council. It also isn't entirely clear that the UK would be welcomed into Efta. | But it crosses a key red line for Brexiters by continuing freedom of movement, one of the preconditions of single market membership. It would also limit the UK's ability to negotiate its own trade deals while a new customs arrangement is under discussion. And it would require continued financial contributions to the EU without an influence inside the bloc, as the UK would no longer have MEPs or a seat on the European Council. It also isn't entirely clear that the UK would be welcomed into Efta. |
| Motion E: confirmatory public vote | Motion E: confirmatory public vote |
| Drawn up by the Labour MPs Peter Kyle and Phil Wilson, this motion would require a public vote to confirm any Brexit deal passed by parliament before its ratification. This option, tabled last time by the Labour former foreign secretary Dame Margaret Beckett, polled the highest number of votes. | Drawn up by the Labour MPs Peter Kyle and Phil Wilson, this motion would require a public vote to confirm any Brexit deal passed by parliament before its ratification. This option, tabled last time by the Labour former foreign secretary Dame Margaret Beckett, polled the highest number of votes. |
| On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 295 to 268. | On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 295 to 268. |
| Motion G: parliamentary supremacy | Motion G: parliamentary supremacy |
| The SNP MP Joanna Cherry joins the Tory former attorney general Dominic Grieve and MPs from other parties with this plan to seek an extension to the Brexit process, and if this is not possible then parliament will choose between either no deal or revoking article 50. | The SNP MP Joanna Cherry joins the Tory former attorney general Dominic Grieve and MPs from other parties with this plan to seek an extension to the Brexit process, and if this is not possible then parliament will choose between either no deal or revoking article 50. |
| An inquiry would follow to assess the future relationship likely to be acceptable to Brussels and have majority support in the UK. | An inquiry would follow to assess the future relationship likely to be acceptable to Brussels and have majority support in the UK. |
| On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 293 to 184. | On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 293 to 184. |
| The following four plans will not be voted on: | The following four plans will not be voted on: |
| Motion A: unilateral right of exit from the backstop | Motion A: unilateral right of exit from the backstop |
| Conservative backbenchers, led by John Baron, want the UK to leave the EU on 22 May 2019 with the withdrawal agreement amended to allow the UK unilaterally to exit the controversial Northern Ireland backstop. | Conservative backbenchers, led by John Baron, want the UK to leave the EU on 22 May 2019 with the withdrawal agreement amended to allow the UK unilaterally to exit the controversial Northern Ireland backstop. |
| This motion has not been voted on by MPs. | This motion has not been voted on by MPs. |
| Motion B: no deal in the absence of a withdrawal agreement | Motion B: no deal in the absence of a withdrawal agreement |
| Another proposal from Baron, which calls for a no-deal Brexit on 12 April if no withdrawal agreement can be agreed by the Commons. | Another proposal from Baron, which calls for a no-deal Brexit on 12 April if no withdrawal agreement can be agreed by the Commons. |
| On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 400 to 160. | On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 400 to 160. |
| Motion F: public vote to prevent no deal | Motion F: public vote to prevent no deal |
| Moved by Labour’s Graham Jones and Grieve of the Tories, this proposal would require a referendum, if necessary, to prevent the UK leaving the EU without a deal. | Moved by Labour’s Graham Jones and Grieve of the Tories, this proposal would require a referendum, if necessary, to prevent the UK leaving the EU without a deal. |
| This motion has not been voted on by MPs. | This motion has not been voted on by MPs. |
| Motion H: Efta and EEA | Motion H: Efta and EEA |
| A motion tabled by the Conservative MP George Eustice, who quit as agriculture minister to fight for Brexit, proposes rejoining the Efta at the “earliest opportunity”, agree a short extension to the UK’s membership of the EU to conclude accession to Efta and negotiate with the EU additional protocols relating to the Northern Ireland border and agri-food trade. | A motion tabled by the Conservative MP George Eustice, who quit as agriculture minister to fight for Brexit, proposes rejoining the Efta at the “earliest opportunity”, agree a short extension to the UK’s membership of the EU to conclude accession to Efta and negotiate with the EU additional protocols relating to the Northern Ireland border and agri-food trade. |
| On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 377 to 64. | On 27 March, MPs voted against this option by 377 to 64. |
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