House of Commons votes 498 to 114 to trigger Brexit
The House of Commons has voted 498 to 114 on the first reading of the Brexit Bill. Good to see most MPs recognise that their job is to implement the will of the peoplein the referendum that was held.
The vote by party was:
- Conservatives 319 to 1 (Ken Clarke against)
- Labour 167 to 47
- SNP 0 – 50
- DUP 8 – 0
- Lib Dems 0 – 7
- Independents – 3
- Greens 0 – 1
- SDLP 0 – 3
- Plaid Cymru 0 – 2