MPs to table emergency bill forcing May to request Brexit delay

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Source: The Guardian

MPs will mount an audacious bid to legislate against a no-deal Brexit on Wednesday by rushing an emergency bill through parliament to force Theresa May to request a delay to leaving the EU.

A cross-party group opposed to a no-deal Brexit will bring forward a bill requiring the prime minister to put forward a proposal to extend article 50 to ensure the UK cannot leave the bloc with no deal by default.

The effort is being led by Yvette Cooper, a senior Labour MP, and Sir Oliver Letwin, a Tory former minister, who want to get their one-line bill through the House of Commons in just one day on Wednesday.

The legislation may then be debated in the House of Lords as soon as Friday or Monday, where it is likely to encounter attempts to frustrate its progress by Eurosceptic peers.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/02/mps-seek-to-stop-no-deal-brexit-by-tabling-article-50-bill

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For those confused by development (who isn't) there are now concurrent efforts by PM May and Labour MPs.

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1. "The legislation may then be debated in the House of Lords"

First time I've seen the other chamber mentioned in an article!