ALL but one of Manchester’s MPs voted in favour of a vote to initiate formal talks regarding Britain’s exit from the European Union no later than March 2017.
Stockport’s Labour MP, Ann Coffey, was one of 89 nationwide MPs that voted against the Government’s Brexit plan on Wednesday.
I voted tonight with 89 other MP's against invoking article 50 by March. It ties us to an unnecessary and arbitrary timetable.
— Ann Coffey (@anncoffey_mp) December 7, 2016
One Conservative MP, former chancellor Ken Clarke, opposed Theresa May’s timetable, however, the Prime Minister achieved the support of 461 MPs.
Glad to be part of a united @Conservatives Party voting to trigger Article 50: meanwhile the Lib Dems vote against. #iliberalundemocrats
— William Wragg MP (@William_Wragg) December 8, 2016
A vote on a Labour motion calling for the Government to publish its Brexit plan was also successful by 448 to 75.
The Prime Minister’s acceptance of Labour’s motion came on Tuesday after facing a revolt of 40 Conservative MPs.
Nine labour MPs voted against the party’s own proposal, three of which, Ms Siddiq, Ms West and Mr Zeichner, serve on Jeremy Corbyn’s frontbench.
The two votes represent a compromise between Labour and the Conservatives, but some have accused Jeremy Corbyn of handing the Torys a ‘Blank Cheque’ on initiating Brexit.
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