Tag: Brexit legislation

• Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 07:06 UTC

  Boris Johnson loses votes in the Lords over Brexit legislation

  

  The government of Boris Johnson lost three votes in the Lords over its Brexit legislation - its first defeats since the election. Peers supported calls for EU nationals to be given a physical document as proof they have the right to live in the UK after it leaves the bloc.

• Saturday, June 23rd 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  Scotland withdraws consent to any further Brexit legislation until “devolution system is fixed”

  

  Holyrood will not give consent to any further Brexit legislation until the “broken” devolution system is fixed, Scotland's Brexit Minister has said. Michael Russell added the Scottish government no longer trusted UK ministers after they pushed through the Brexit bill last week. He was speaking as Nicola Sturgeon held talks in Guernsey with UK Cabinet Minister David Lidington.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:46 UTC

  Scotland parliament rejects Brexit legislation; potential for constitutional clash with London

  

  The Scottish Parliament voted against British Prime Minister Theresa May’s landmark Brexit legislation, setting up a potential constitutional crisis and further complicating the path to an orderly departure. Lawmakers in Edinburgh voted 93-30 to withhold consent for the EU withdrawal bill. The U.K. can disregard the vote, but it would be the first time London asserts its dominance over the regional parliament.