The fiasco continues…
The UK parliament has voted that the UK government is in contempt of parliament for not publishing its full legal advice on Theresa May’s Brexit deal.
The government will publish its full legal advice on Thursday after failing to do so on Tuesday.
The motion that was voted on was: “That this House finds ministers in contempt for their failure to comply with the requirements of the motion for return passed on 13 November 2018, to publish the final and full legal advice provided by the attorney general to the cabinet concerning the EU withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship, and orders its immediate publication.”
MPs from Labour and the DUP among others supported the cross-party motion to find ministers in contempt of parliament by 311 votes to 293.
The vote comes at the start of five days of debate in parliament over May’s Brexit deal ahead of a vote on the bill next week.
The government published a legal position paper on Monday, but declined to release the full advice because it may contain sensitive information, prompting the vote.
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