Meaningful vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement (March 29, 2019)
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The Meaningful vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement of March 29, 2019 was the third and final attempt by Theresa May’s government to secure House of Commons approval for her EU withdrawal deal, which was again rejected and deepened the UK’s Brexit crisis.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Brexit-related vote
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event ⓘ parliamentary vote ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MV3
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third meaningful vote ⓘ |
| chronology | third in sequence of meaningful votes on the same withdrawal agreement ⓘ |
| consequence |
continued uncertainty over UK withdrawal terms
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increased pressure on Theresa May's leadership ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 2019-03-29 ⓘ |
| day | 29 ⓘ |
| effect | deepened UK Brexit crisis ⓘ |
| government | Second May ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFinalAttemptToApprove | Theresa May Brexit withdrawal agreement ⓘ |
| legalContext | European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 meaningful vote requirement ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | March 2019 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Conservative Party rebels
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Democratic Unionist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberal Democrats (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryProcedure | meaningful vote under section 13 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brexit process
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United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Meaningful vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement (January 15, 2019)
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Meaningful vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement (March 12, 2019) ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAtTime | Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Her Majesty's Government
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Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Theresa May's resignation announcement (May 2019)
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extension of Article 50 in March 2019 ⓘ indicative votes on Brexit options (March–April 2019) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union
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Brexit crisis ⓘ |
| result | rejected ⓘ |
| status | failed vote ⓘ |
| subjectOfVote |
Brexit withdrawal agreement
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EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
UK Government whips
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most Conservative Party MPs ⓘ some Labour MPs ⓘ |
| topic |
UK constitutional practice
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United Kingdom–European Union relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyPartner | European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMotion | approval motion for withdrawal agreement ⓘ |
| voteNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| year | 2019 ⓘ |
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Meaningful vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement (March 29, 2019)
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