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In historic first, UK government found in contempt of parliament
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Dec 06, 2018 05:18pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | David Child |
| News Date | Tuesday, December 4, 2018 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | London, United Kingdom - The UK government will publish in full legal advice it received regarding Prime Minister Theresa May's widely criticised Brexit deal after it was found to be in contempt of parliament for failing to originally do so.
In a landmark vote on Tuesday, parliamentarians in the lower chamber House of Commons backed a motion, tabled a day before by six parties, demanding full disclosure of the counsel by 311 votes to 293.
The vote marked the first time in history a UK government has been found in contempt of parliament.
Responding to the result, the ruling Conservative Party's Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom said the government intended to publish the advice on Wednesday.
"We have listened carefully and in light of the expressed will of the House, we will publish the final and full advice provided by the attorney general to cabinet," Leadsom told parliament. |
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