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2019-10-03 19:07:14 UTC
Geoffrey Cox, attorney general, Conservative party:
"The law in relation to the referendum is that it was not binding upon this Parliament. ... it was not binding as a matter of law." (Citation: HC Deb, 25 September 2019, c667)
Reply in Parliament to a request for legal advice from David Tredinnick Conservative, Bosworth, "what force in law does the decision of the British people to leave the European Union have?".
source: Legal Advice: Prorogation (25 Sep 2019), Hansard via https://www.theyworkforyou.com
This weakens the claim of brexiteers and the (for the moment) prime minister that (paraphrased) "we must deliver brexit "do or die" etc. to comply with the "democratic" will of the people.
The 2016 referendum was only advisory and MPs have the duty to respond according to judgement and conscience.
W-M
see: www.iniref.org
"The law in relation to the referendum is that it was not binding upon this Parliament. ... it was not binding as a matter of law." (Citation: HC Deb, 25 September 2019, c667)
Reply in Parliament to a request for legal advice from David Tredinnick Conservative, Bosworth, "what force in law does the decision of the British people to leave the European Union have?".
source: Legal Advice: Prorogation (25 Sep 2019), Hansard via https://www.theyworkforyou.com
This weakens the claim of brexiteers and the (for the moment) prime minister that (paraphrased) "we must deliver brexit "do or die" etc. to comply with the "democratic" will of the people.
The 2016 referendum was only advisory and MPs have the duty to respond according to judgement and conscience.
W-M
see: www.iniref.org