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Brexit Bill – the Decisive Moment.
On Monday afternoon MPs will debate the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill again. The Government’s aim is to strip away the EU residents’ and parliamentary approval amendments, then return the Bill to the Lords and press there for it … Continue reading
Ping pong stage of Brexit Bill about to start, make sure your MP stands up and is counted in the fight for parliamentary democracy
As discussed in previous updates, the government is determined to overturn the parliamentary approval amendment we backed as well as the earlier amendment that aims to protect the position of economically active EU nationals here on the date Article 50 … Continue reading
Rock on the Lords, can the Commons Jive – a resounding cheer for the Lords and now, thanks to your support, on to the fight in the Commons .
On Tuesday evening, a record number of peers passed, by a majority of 98, an amendment to the European Union (Withdrawal Notification) Bill, giving Parliament a meaningful vote on what happens at the conclusion of the Brexit negotiations. The Bill … Continue reading
Peers vote to give Parliament a meaningful vote on the outcome of Brexit negotiations.
The Lords voted this evening to amend the “Brexit Bill” to give Parliament a meaningful vote on the outcome of negotiations with the EU. In this the Lords have fulfilled their purpose and duty as the conscience of Parliament and … Continue reading
Red Queen once again asserts that she is the law and will not allow Parliament a meaningful vote
The Red Queen strikes again! In a shockingly dismissive statement yesterday Theresa May said that she would not allow Parliament to amend “her” Brexit bill. The Prime Minister once again flexes her muscles and announces her willingness to overrule Parliament … Continue reading
We must not lose our faculty to dare
By the end of today we will know exactly how high the House of Lords has set the bar for the House of Commons in terms of sensible amendments to the Brexit Bill and explicitly embedding Parliamentary Sovereignty in the … Continue reading
The difference you and the People’s Challenge are making to the debate in Parliament.
This week the House of Lords acted decisively and courageously to amend the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill to require proposals to protect the future of EU nationals resident in the UK when notification is given. On Tuesday, 7th … Continue reading
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Taking action on the People’s Challenge amendment
The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill was published yesterday by the Government. It has a simple, brutal purpose: to hand back to the Prime Minister all of the power she wrongly claimed she had during the Miller case, so … Continue reading
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There are White Papers and White Papers, but now at least we have a White Paper…
The Prime Minister, by announcing that there will be a White Paper on the article 50, seems to have vindicated the decision to set up the Second People’s Challenge. Whether that White Paper turns out to be sufficient for the … Continue reading