Brexit: Article 50 Period Extension Procedure Debate
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(5 years, 5 months ago)
Lords ChamberWe will then have the choice of either passing the meaningful vote or we will leave by the normal operation of the law that this House has voted for.
My Lords, what purpose will the British Government tell the European Union that a long extension would fulfil? What is the precise purpose that the Prime Minister will say she needs this period for?
This will be something the Prime Minister will want to address in her discussions with the European Council. The reason we are requesting this is the request by the House of Commons in the vote it had last week.