UK Parliament approves BREXIT talks to start with Europe in March 2017

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The Parliament of the United Kingdom gave tacit endorsement to triggering Article 50 for the departure of the UK from the European Union:

7 December 2016

MPs have voted to back the government’s plan to start formal talks on Brexit by the end of March next year.

They also supported a Labour motion calling for Parliament to “properly scrutinise” the government in its proposals for leaving the EU.

The votes followed a compromise between Labour and the Conservatives, who had argued over the questions to be put.

The House of Commons’ decisions are not binding on ministers.

MPs backed Labour’s motion, saying the government should publish a plan and it was “Parliament’s responsibility to properly scrutinise the government” over Brexit, by 448 votes to 75 – a margin of 373.

This followed another vote over the government’s amendment to the motion, which added the proviso that its timetable for triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, getting formal talks with the EU under way, should be respected.

MPs backed this by 461 votes to 89 – a margin of 372.

Within minutes of the vote, one dedicated Brexiteer had labelled it an historic moment. Iain Duncan Smith said for the first time the majority of parliamentarians had voted to leave the EU.

Technically MPs have only backed the government’s plan to start the process of leaving by the end of March next year. Nonetheless it is a statement of Parliament’s intent.

Some have accused pro-remain MPs of wanting to backtrack on Brexit, but tonight’s result shows most parliamentarians are willing to respect the result of the referendum. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-38243500

(For those not particularly familiar with this, Brexit stands for BRitish EXIT from the European Union. On June 23, 2016, contrary to the views of the pollsters, the citizens of the UK voted to leave the European Union.)

Since the Brexit vote on June 23, 2016 and the election of Donald Trump in the USA on November 8, 2016, more of those in the UK are seeing that Europe’s goals are not the same as many of the British, so this may be a reason why so many in the UK Parliament have decided to vote to start the talks.

British Prime Minister Theresa May once indicated that triggering Article 50 should be done in late 2016, then by the end of 2017. European Union leaders have been pressing for a sooner date. Theresa May then seem to settle on March 2017, which is what was approved today.

Theresa May and others in the UK seemingly have wanted to delay the triggering of Article 50 to give them more time to plan the departure as well as more time to actually transition out of the EU.

Waiting until late March 2017 gives Europe notice, plus it gives the British government a chance to establish some type of relationship with the next US Executive Branch to be led by Donald Trump. The UK will want to know more of how that will work with the USA when it is negotiating with the EU.

So what is Article 50?

It is part of the Lisbon Treaty that went into effect in late 2009. The Lisbon Treaty essentially was the groundwork to work towards a more united European Union. And about 52% of voters in the UK decided on June 23, 2016 that the amount of unity , the price, and the benefits of that union were no longer in the their best interest.

Here are articles 49 and 50 from the Treaty of Lisbon:

49 Any European State which respects the values referred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them may apply to become a member of the Union. The European Parliament and national Parliaments shall be notified of this application. The applicant State shall address its application to the Council, which shall act unanimously after consulting the Commission and after receiving the assent of the European Parliament, which shall act by an absolute majority of its component members. The conditions of admission and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the Union is founded, which such admission entails, shall be the subject of an agreement between the Member States and the applicant State. This agreement shall be submitted for ratification by all the contracting States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements. The conditions of eligibility agreed upon by the European Council shall be taken into account. http://www.lisbon-treaty.org/wcm/the-lisbon-treaty/treaty-on-european-union-and-comments/title-6-final-provisions/136-article-49.html

50 1. Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.

2. A Member State which decides to withdraw shall notify the European Council of its intention. In the light of the guidelines provided by the European Council, the Union shall negotiate and conclude an agreement with that State, setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal, taking account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union. That agreement shall be negotiated in accordance with Article 218(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. It shall be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament.

3. The Treaties shall cease to apply to the State in question from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification referred to in paragraph 2, unless the European Council, in agreement with the Member State concerned, unanimously decides to extend this period.

4. For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3, the member of the European Council or of the Council representing the withdrawing Member State shall not participate in the discussions of the European Council or Council or in decisions concerning it.

A qualified majority shall be defined in accordance with Article 238(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

5. If a State which has withdrawn from the Union asks to rejoin, its request shall be subject to the procedure referred to in Article 49. http://www.lisbon-treaty.org/wcm/the-lisbon-treaty/treaty-on-european-union-and-comments/title-6-final-provisions/137-article-50.html

It is provision 3 of article 50 that specifies that the transition from the time of departure from notification is two years. That is actually not a lot of time considering the complicated nature of the EU and trade agreements. So, we may see that the UK will be out of the EU by the Spring of 2019.

At that time, it will be free to have its own deals with other nations, like the USA. Donald Trump called for direct deals with the UK within hours of when the Brexit results were known.

The departure of the UK from the EU is beginning to move the UK closer to the USA on more trade matters. I also believe that one-day it will come back to haunt the UK. The EU leadership is not pleased that the UK will be leaving the EU. One-day, sadly, it will seek and gain revenge (Daniel 8:24; 11:39).

While interim years will vary, this will not turn out well for the UK, nor ultimately the USA (see also Will the Anglo-Saxon Nations be Divided and Have People Taken as Slaves?).

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