Speculation has emerged that a vote scheduled to take place on Tuesday has been cancelled.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is set to cancel a vote on a proposed Brexit deal in the House of Commons on Tuesday, having been warned that it will suffer a crushing defeat.
News of the cancellation of the vote was reported by Bloomberg shortly before noon on Monday, a vote that will reportedly be rescheduled, “according to a person familiar with the matter”.
Earlier on Monday morning, the European Court of Justice ruled that the UK can unilaterally revoke Article 50, which triggers the Brexit withdrawal process.
In response, a spokesperson said that it is the government’s “firm policy” that Article 50 would not be revoked despite speculation that a vote on May’s deal would be subject to a huge defeat in the House of Commons.
“The British people gave a clear instruction to leave, and we are delivering on that instruction,” the spokesperson said.
The Bloomberg report contrasts with details from Sky News on Monday morning, who, having reported that cabinet ministers had been put on standby for a conference call with the Prime Minister, said that the vote would go ahead as planned on Tuesday and that there would be no changes to the withdrawal agreement.
Sky Sources: Cabinet Ministers have been put on standby for a conference call with Prime Minister Theresa May
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) December 10, 2018
Theresa May's spokeswoman says the meaningful vote on the Prime Minister's EU Withdrawal Agreement is going ahead as planned tomorrow
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) December 10, 2018
An EU 27 Source has told Sky News that "there won't be any changes to the Withdrawal Agreement"
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) December 10, 2018
With Britain’s exit from the EU scheduled to go ahead in a little over three months’ time, there is speculation that a defeat for May’s withdrawal proposal in the House of Commons could result in anything from renegotiation with the EU to a possible second Brexit referendum.
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