REDDITCH MP Rachel Maclean has backed the Prime Minister’s Wwithdrawal agreement in a vote in the House of Commons today, Friday, December 20.
After the second reading of the agreement was passed by a majority of 124, Mrs Maclean said: “In the General Election last week, 63 per cent of voters in Redditch voted for me to get Brexit done, and that’s exactly what I’ve done today by voting for the Second Reading of the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal.
Rachel Maclean, MP for Redditch.
“We’re now one step closer to leaving the European Union on January 31, 2020.
“This deal ensures our membership of the EU ceases at 11pm on the 31st – finally enacting the wishes of 62 per cent of voters in Redditch who voted to leave in 2016.
“This deal takes the UK out of all EU laws, allows to strike trade deals with countries from around the world, ends the jurisdiction of the European Court in the UK, abolishes the backstop and ensures Northern Ireland will be in the UK customs territory.
“And to those who still do not want Brexit to happen, I hope they can be reassured that we will now be leaving the EU, with a deal, in a smooth and orderly way which will boost our economy and support jobs.
“But as the Prime Minister rightly said, let’s stop labelling one another as ‘remainers’ or ‘leavers,’ let’s move forwards together and make a success of the opportunities that leaving the EU will bring.”
