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Kate’s Brexit update June 2018

Following the return of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to the House of Commons on the 12 June, MPs had just two days to debate all 15 amendments secured by peers in the House of Lords on matters of the utmost importance to the future prosperity of the UK. So much…

Kate’s Brexit update May 2018

It has been some time since my last Brexit update as The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill has been completing its passage in the House of Lords. The Government were defeated on 15 votes in total and the bill will soon return to the House of Commons for consideration of those…

Kate’s Brexit update December 2017

Over the last few weeks, Parliament has been dominated by committee stage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill which aims to incorporate EU law into UK domestic law prior to our exit from the European Union. Committee stage involves detailed examination of a Bill, line by line, usually by a small…

Kate’s Brexit update September 2017

As you may be aware, Labour’s Spokesperson on Brexit, Keir Starmer, confirmed Labour’s policy is to seek a transitional deal on the same basic terms we have now, in order to avoid a cliff-edge for our economy. That means seeking to remain in a customs union with the EU and…

Kate’s Brexit update August 2017

As I mentioned in my last Brexit update, the EU (Withdrawal) Bill is to have its first two days of debate in parliament on the 7th and 11th September. I set out my position on the Bill in my last update and hope that the information was helpful. As you…

Kate’s Brexit update July 2017

The ‘Brexit’ election has resulted in humiliation for the Prime Minister. The majority she claimed was essential to get a good deal for leaving the EU has collapsed, losing her all authority and credibility just as the complex Brexit negotiations start. As a result, Brexit threatens to bog down parliament…

Kate’s Brexit update May 2017

As you will of course be aware, the Prime Minister has sprung a surprise election upon us, three years early and breaking her own pledges not to do so. She justified the timing of this election by claiming that it will increase the chances of Britain getting a better deal…

Kate’s Brexit update March 2017

As you will be aware, on Monday, Parliament passed the legislation giving the Prime Minister the power to start the EU exit process. The EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill returned to the House of Commons following scrutiny in the House of Lords where my Labour colleagues had pushed through amendments…

Kate’s Brexit updates Feburary 2017

As you will be aware, the Government’s European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill passed its Second Reading in the House of Commons last night by a majority vote of 384. I abstained from voting on the Bill as I am not prepared to vote to trigger the process of…

Kate’s Brexit update January 2017

I am strongly of the view that parliament must have a vote at the point when the eventual decision to trigger article 50 is taken, and in that regard, I await the outcome of the Supreme Court case with interest. In order to exercise that vote (assuming it takes…

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