How the North East’s MPs voted on key Brexit Bill
The region’s MPs have had their say as the Brexit Repeal Bill went before Parliament.
All but seven of Labour’s members followed the party’s three-line whip to vote against Parliament’s European Union (Withdrawal) Bill during its second reading on Monday night.
Despite its attempts, the Conservative-led Government beat efforts to derail its flagship legislation, althoughtherehavebeenwarnings from senior Tories that change will be required.
Among those to vote against the Bill were Sunderland Central’s Julie Elliott, Houghton and Sunderland South MP Bridget Phillipson and Washington and Washington and Sunderland West member Sharon Hodgson, Easington’s Grahame Morris, and Durham’s Roberta Blackman-Woods, Hartlepool’s newly elected Mike Hill, Jarrow member Stephen Hepburn and South Shields colleague Emma LewellBuck.
Seven Labour MPs rebelled and voted in favour. They were Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley), Frank Field (Birkenhead), Kate Hoey (Vauxhall), Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North), John Mann (Bassetlaw), Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) and Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton).
Overall, it was backed by 326 votes to 290, a majority of 36, following more than 13 hours of debate. The Labour attempt to block the draft legislation was also defeated by 318 votes to 296, a majority 22.
TheBillrepealsthe1972Act that took Britain into the European Economic Community and incorporates relevant EU rules and regulations into the domestic law book.