In a dramatic move aimed at curbing rebellion around Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May is offering MPs to vote on her plan to start negotiation on Britain’s exit from the European Union.
MPs will be asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday to back the UK government’s plan to trigger Article 50 by the end of March 2017, which will begin the formal process of exit negotiations from the 28-member economic bloc.
May has also committed to revealing the official plan for Brexit before the actual process begins, without committing to any detailed account. MPs are expected to vote in favour of the government’s timetable but Opposition labour has been demanding more information on the exit strategy.
The party’s Brexit spokesman, Sir Keir Starmer, said his party would continue to challenge the government if its plan was “not detailed enough”.
He said, “I think it’s got to be pretty detailed, they’ve got to set out what those objectives are. I don’t think it needs to be in a particular form, but if it’s not detailed enough they can expect further challenge.”
The debate comes after a procedural battle between the parties over the wording of the motion to be put to MPs.
May had been refusing to provide a “running commentary” on Brexit after the UK voted to leave the EU in a referendum in June.