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To agree the Prime Minister's Brexit Deal with a Backstop limited to 2 years.

Submitted on Friday 26th April 2019

Published on Wednesday 22nd May 2019

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 6th November 2019

Signatures: 7

Tagged with

article 50 ~ EU ~ European Union ~ Lisbon Treaty ~ Parliament ~ Prime Minister

Petition Action

To agree the Prime Minister's Brexit Deal with a Backstop limited to 2 years.

Petition Details

The Prime Minister negotiated a Brexit deal with the European Union. This deal was rejected by Parliament, and there is currently an impasse in Parliament, predominantly due to significant concerns around "the Backstop" arrangement which features in the Prime Minister's deal.

Additional Information

When Article 50 Lisbon Treaty is engaged, the mandatory time limit for leaving the EU is 2 years.​

In circumstances whereby Article 50 itself stipulates an ultimate 2 year time limit, there can simply be no argument that the Backstop should exceed this limit. The EU's member states previously agreed that this was a reasonable period for departure, so the Backstop cannot, on any analysis, supersede Article 50's own time limit. Such a time-limit would provide certainty and keep minds focused.


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