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Originally Posted by nomadking
The original sequence of events was,
1) we leave the EU,
2) the withdrawal agreement comes into effect.
3) we might be allowed to reach a deal with the EU.
The votes say we cannot implement stage 1, therefore stage 2 cannot be reached at all. The withdrawal agreement is not a deal of any kind. It just fills the gap between leaving the EU, and reaching a deal or end of Dec 2020(whichever comes first).
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Nothing voted on by Parliament this week is binding. None of it has the effect of amending or repealing the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The Act legislated for the UK’s withdrawal to come into effect at 11pm on 29 March 2019. Nothing has happened that changes this - not even tonight’s vote in which parliament declined to give its support to the idea of us leaving without a deal.
Changing the withdrawal date involves bringing a bill to the Commons that amends the EU (withdrawal) Act. This would need to pass through all the stages of both the Commons and the lords in order to become an Act and have any effect. That cannot be achieved by the procedure that took place this evening.