Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal passed in the House of Commons yesterday with before becoming law today.
Despite The Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru, DUP and the Greens voting against the bill, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer ordered his side to vote for the agreement as “a thin deal is better than a no-deal” with just one, Bell Riberio-Addy, voting against the bill.
All but two of the Conservative party backed the deal as it was passed 521 votes for and 73 against.
Owen Paterson and John Redwood both Conservative abstained on the deal along with 36 Labour MP’s.
Which Labour MP’s Abstained?
Diane Abbott
Tonia Antoniazzi
Apsana Begum
Olivia Blake
Ben Bradshaw
Kevin Brennan
Richard Burgon
Dawn Butler
Neil Coyle
Stella Creasy
Janet Daby
Geraint Davies
Peter Dowd
Rosie Duffield
Clive Efford
Florence Eshalomi
Mary Kelly Foy
Barry Gardiner
Helen Hayes
Meg Hillier
Rupa Huq
Diana Johnson
Darren Jones
Clive Lewis
Rebecca Long Bailey
Siobhain McDonagh
John McDonnell
Catherine McKinnell
Ian Mearns
Kate Osamor
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Andy Slaughter
Zarah Sultana
Nadia Whittome
Beth Winter
Mohammad Yasin
On Twitter, Robert Buckland announced he was ‘pleased’ with the Prime Minister’s Free Trade Agreement with the EU, calling the bill “the biggest trade and co-operation deal in the world”.
He said: “I am pleased that we have agreed the biggest trade and co-operation deal in the world, on a huge range of issues relevant to everyone in our country, in record time and in hugely challenging conditions.”
I am pleased that we have agreed the biggest trade and co-operation deal in the world, on a huge range of issues relevant to everyone in our country, in record time and in hugely challenging conditions. pic.twitter.com/vQoHjZ3cyi
— Robert Buckland (@RobertBuckland) December 30, 2020
Justin Tomlinson has yet to make any comment about the deal but retweeted the official Conservative party announcement which reads ‘We have delivered on what the British public voted for.
‘Our trade deal with the EU respects our sovereignty and takes back control as promised.’
We have delivered on what the British public voted for.
Our trade deal with the EU respects our sovereignty and takes back control as promised. pic.twitter.com/OGbvJTnhYA
— Conservatives (@Conservatives) December 29, 2020
