Extending Article 50

EDM number 1134 in 2017-19, proposed by Hywel Williams on 27/03/2018.
Categorised under the topics of EU institutions, EU law and treaties and International trade.

That this House believes the Government must seek an extension to Article 50 to avoid a damaging no deal Brexit; recalls that the transition period was once imagined as a period during which businesses and the Government would have two years to prepare for a new regime; sees now that it is clear the transition will not be a transition at all, but will instead be used by the Government to hash out the terms of a trade deal; notes with alarm that many aspects of the withdrawal agreement remain unresolved, including the Irish border question; foresees there to be further disagreement between the EU and the UK on the terms of final trade; further believes we cannot allow the UK to be wrenched out of the EU without a deal if we run out time, thereby subjecting the economy to the hardships of WTO trading; recognises with alarm that the transition deal, as it stands, will mean abiding by all EU rules and regulations, without having a voice in setting those rules, the exact opposite of taking back control; deplores the reckless choice of the Tory Government to trigger Article 50 without any plan or proposed model for Brexit; condemns the Labour Party’s decision to follow suit; and calls on the Government to seek an extension to Article 50 as recommended by the Department for Exiting the European Union Select Committee in its report.

This motion has been signed by a total of 4 MPs.