Davis stressed that it was the government’s “firm view that it’s in the UK’s interest for the European Union to succeed”.
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With the Commons set to vote on the government’s short Brexit bill, some time before 7pm, several Labour MPs have confirmed their stance in the last 24 hours. The government was forced to seek parliament’s approval for its plans by a Supreme Court ruling last week.
“I have always respected the referendum result and whilst I have criticised the Government’s handling of Brexit, I have consistently stated that I would not vote to block the triggering of our withdrawal from the EU”.
The British parliament is set to debate for the first time the government’s bill to trigger the country’s departure from the European Union, following a referendum previous year in which a majority voted for Brexit.
The overall lack of extra detail in the government’s Brexit plan was condemned by opposition parties.
It confirms that the final Brexit deal will be presented before Parliament for ratification and that the United Kingdom would pursue a fresh tariff-free trade agreement with the European Union after an exit from the common single market.
Bill, which paves the way for the formal Brexit process to begin under Article 50, passed it’s first hurdle after being backed by the House in a vote on Wednesday evening.
By an overwhelming majority, lawmakers in the House of Commons voted to give May the power to trigger Article 50, the exit clause in the EU’s set of laws.
The bill could complete the legislative process by 7 March. May has said Article 50 will be invoked by the end of March.
The final speaker in the debate, government minister David Jones, urging MPs to “trust the people” and saying the government was clear that the referendum outcome would apply to the whole of Britain.
The way in which people voted in the European Union referendum was not officially published by constituency; BuzzFeed News has used estimates as calculated by University of East Anglia professor Chris Hanretty.
Dozens of amendments are scheduled for debate over three days in the House of Commons which begins on Monday.
“It’s crossing its fingers and hoping for the best”, he said.
Securing rights for EU nationals in the UK, and UK nationals in the EU – We want to secure the status of EU citizens who are already living in the UK, and that of UK nationals in other Member States, as early as we can.
The Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrat leadership opposed the bill, while 47 Labour MPs and Tory ex-chancellor Ken Clarke rebelled.
Some 72 per cent of Leavers favour controlling immigration or not paying into the European Union budget over retaining access to Europe’s single market.
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By publishing the Brexit strategy paper, she opens it to parliamentary scrutiny while the Article 50 legislation makes its way through Parliament.
