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European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Summary
This Act is the legal mechanism that allowed the UK to leave the European Union on 31 January 2020. It ended EU law applying in the UK and prepared the legal framework for the UK to operate as an independent country.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means backing the UK's exit from the European Union. Supporters believed it would return control of laws, borders, and spending to the UK Parliament, and allow the country to make independent trade deals.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics worried the Act would damage the economy, disrupt trade with Europe, and create complications for businesses and people living between the UK and EU. Some also felt it removed protections that EU membership had provided.
Cast Your Vote
People's Vote0 votes
0% Support · 00% Oppose · 0
Parliament's Vote626 MPs
52% Ayes · 32748% Noes · 299
Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading13 Jul 2017
- 2nd reading7 Sept 2017
- Committee stage14 Nov 2017
- Report stage16 Jan 2018
- 3rd reading17 Jan 2018
Lords
- 1st reading18 Jan 2018
- 2nd reading30 Jan 2018
- Committee stage21 Feb 2018
- Report stage18 Apr 2018
- 3rd reading16 May 2018
Royal Assent26 Jun 2018
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