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Brexit: Bill designed to stop no-deal 'will clear Lords'
Source: BBC
Brexit: Bill designed to stop no-deal 'will clear Lords'
5 September 2019
The government has said a bill to stop a no-deal Brexit will complete its passage through the Lords on Friday.
The proposed legislation was passed by MPs on Wednesday, inflicting a defeat on Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
There were fears pro-Brexit peers could deliberately hold up the bill so it could not get royal assent before Parliament is prorogued next week.
But the Conservative chief whip in the Lords announced a breakthrough in the early hours after talks with Labour.
The peers sat until 01:30 BST, at which point Lord Ashton of Hyde made the announcement that all stages of the bill would be completed in the Lords by 17:00 BST on Friday.
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5 September 2019
The government has said a bill to stop a no-deal Brexit will complete its passage through the Lords on Friday.
The proposed legislation was passed by MPs on Wednesday, inflicting a defeat on Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
There were fears pro-Brexit peers could deliberately hold up the bill so it could not get royal assent before Parliament is prorogued next week.
But the Conservative chief whip in the Lords announced a breakthrough in the early hours after talks with Labour.
The peers sat until 01:30 BST, at which point Lord Ashton of Hyde made the announcement that all stages of the bill would be completed in the Lords by 17:00 BST on Friday.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49588186