Are we not talking about two types of extension? As the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, said, the European Parliament will have to approve or disapprove the agreement before it adjourns. But it could agree a deferment of the date on which the UK leaves the EU by a much longer period, could it not? It would be within its power to do that.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Butler of Brockwell
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 8 May 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
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