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The vote was originally scheduled to be held on 11 December 2018 but on 10 December, May postponed it because it became clear the government's Brexit deal would be voted down. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] In the absence of any significant changes in the positions of the political parties, as expected, the government was defeated in the 15 January vote by 432 ...
On 24 June 2016, the recorded result was that the UK voted to leave the European Union by 51.89% for Leave to 48.11% for Remain, a margin of 3.78%. This corresponded to 17,410,742 votes to leave and 16,141,241 to remain, a margin of 1,269,501 votes.
Shindler believed this prohibition violated his rights as he wished to vote in the referendum. [293] He had previously raised a case in 2009 (Shindler v. the United Kingdom 19840/09) regarding his rights to vote in UK general elections that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) deemed did not violate his rights. [294]
Issues that had been identified as important by voters who were likely to vote remain included the impact on Britain's economy (40%), the number of immigrants coming into Britain (15%), Britain's ability to trade with countries in the European Union (12%), the impact on British jobs (11%), the impact on the rights of British workers (10% ...
The second time, on 10 April 2019, Brexit was postponed until 31 October 2019, before which UK has to accept the negotiated deal, or before that as decided by the UK. The UK had to hold the 2019 European Parliament election (23 May) to be allowed to remain after 1 June, which it has. One of the conditions attached to the extension being granted ...
On 5 September 2017, a number of Conservative MPs backed MP Peter Bone's June Bank Holiday (Creation) Bill in the House of Commons, for the Brexit referendum date to be a UK-wide public holiday. [265] [255] [266] The bill proposes that "June 23 or the subsequent weekday when June 23 falls at a weekend" should serve as a national holiday. [267 ...
On 13 April 2016, Vote Leave was designated by the Electoral Commission as the official campaign in favour of leaving the European Union for the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. Vote Leave was created in October 2015, and was a cross-party campaign, including members of Parliament from the Conservatives, Labour and UKIP.
On whether MPs should have voted for the relevant motion during the indicative votes 27 Mar 2019: The House of Commons rejects a motion proposing a referendum on the withdrawal agreement in the first round of indicative votes. 27 Mar 2019 40%: 35% 25% 4% 1,005 Sky Data: Online On whether MPs should vote for the relevant motion during the ...