LETWIN AMENDMENT

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• This means Boris Johnson did not get the clean yes or no vote on his Brexit deal that he had hoped for and must by law request an extension. In short, it pushes the focus of Brexit decision-making into next week.
  
  
• The Letwin amendment says parliament will withhold approval of the prime minister’s Brexit deal until the withdrawal bill implementing Brexit has been passed.
  
  
• Essentially, this meant that Johnson was legally obliged to request the EU under the Benn Act to extend the date the votes on Brexit will be cast.