UK Parliament speaker rules out new vote on same Brexit deal
London - Britain's government cannot submit its Brexit deal for another vote in parliament if it is "the same" or "substantially the same" as the one already rejected by MPs, the House of Commons speaker said on Monday.
The move presents a problem for Prime Minister Theresa May, who was expected to bring her unpopular deal back for a third time ahead of Thursday's EU summit, where she is to ask for a delay to the March 29 Brexit date. "This convention is very strong and of long standing, dating back to 2 April, 1604," said Bercow, who added it was last used to stop a repeat vote in 1912.
"If the government wishes to bring forward a new proposition that is neither the same, nor substantially the same as that disposed of by the House on March 12, this would be entirely in order," said the speaker.
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