House of Commons Voted for Brexit

11:17     9 February, 2017

Clive Lewis, the MP for Norwich South, has resigned from Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet as the government’s Brexit bill was passed overwhelmingly by MPs, completing its passage through the House of Commons without a single amendment, The Guardian reports.

The historic bill was passed overwhelmingly, by 494 votes to 122, and will now pass to the House of Lords.

The bill’s passage through the Commons was hailed by Brexit supporters. Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage, who campaigned for decades for an EU referendum, said: "I never thought I’d see the day where the House of Commons overwhelmingly voted for Britain to leave the European Union."

Brexit secretary David Davis said: "We’ve seen a historic vote tonight – a big majority for getting on with negotiating our exit from the EU and a strong, new partnership with its member states."


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