United Kingdom: the House of Commons voted by a difference vote a law banning a Brexit without agreement

The House of Commons gave the green light on Wednesday to a law aimed at oblige the government to request an extension of the deadline for exit from the European Union (EU) and to avoid a "brexit" without agreement.

The legislation proposed by the Labor Party Yvette Cooper and the curator Oliver Letwin, was approved by a vote of -313 against 312- and now goes to the House of Lords, which plans to deal with it in the coming days.

The law aims ensure that the executive asks for an extension in Brussels before the UK is sentenced to divorce without agreement on April 12, the deadline that the EU has set to ratify a treaty of exit.

Then there are only nine days left to approve a divorce agreement, develop a new plan or separate from the bloc of 28 countries without agreement, which would cause problems for citizens and businesses, both in Britain and in the EU.

Despite the intentions behind Wednesday's vote, the law does not commit the EU to accept a postponement.

The request for extension to the EU was carried out while May had already announced Tuesday that the block request was in his plans. "In my opinion, there is no doubt that the government intends to seek an extension and avoid the precipice of a "brexit" without agreement ", Letwin affirmed.

"However, This should be done through a transparent and orderly legal process, in which Parliament would have the opportunity to consider the requested extension period. "added the MP Tory.

When the United Kingdom requests an extension, the 27 other states of the European Union must agree to extend the deadline laid down in Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

With information from AFP, EFE and AP