Scottish National Party (SNP) on Wednesday has tabled an amendment with support from members of other parties to the government’s deal on withdrawal from the European Union, envisaging ruling out a no-deal Brexit.
Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow selected the SNP party amendment to be put to a vote. The vote will take place at about 19:00 GMT.
📰 SNP tabled an amendment to prevent a no-deal, which would put 100,000 Scottish jobs at risk, under all circumstances.
Scottish Labour and Tory MPs must now decide: will they stand with the extreme Brexiteers, or will they stand up for Scotland by backing our amendment. #PMQs pic.twitter.com/VfpFWwIpje
— The SNP (@theSNP) February 27, 2019
The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union on March 29. While London has managed to negotiate a withdrawal deal with Brussels after months of intense talks, the agreement has faced a wave of criticism in the United Kingdom and mounting calls for a second Brexit referendum, with the parliament so far refusing to endorse the deal due to the controversial provision on the Irish border backstop.