Holyrood and Stormont on Wednesday voted to reject the UK-EU trade deal, which on the same day was approved in both the UK Parliament and Brussels. Both motions say that Brexit is against the will of the people they represent, and both parties that tabled the motions complained about not having enough time to read the deal. The original motion in Stormont, which was approved by MLAs, was a one-line motion tabled by the First Minister Arlene Foster that “noted” the Brexit deal. An amendment sponsored by two Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) MLAs was adopted, with 38 Unionist MLAs voting “no,” and 49 Nationalist and other MLAs voting “aye.” The amendment added to the motion that the Brexit deal means “new barriers to trade and other negative consequences for Northern Ireland’s economy and society,” and that the Northern Ireland Assembly “rejects Brexit, in line with the democratically expressed view of the people of …
Scottish, Northern Irish Parliament Vote to Reject Brexit Deal
December 31, 2020
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