Category Archives: Parliamentary Sovereignty

Can the UK Government use EU law to negate the Benn Act – Not according to the former Head of the EU Commission’s legal service

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Grahame Pigney

According to Jean-Claude Piris, a former head of the EU Council legal service, suggestions that the UK government could rely on EU law to trump the Benn Act have no legal basis. According to the Guardian, he said in an … Continue reading →

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Can the PM use the Civil Contingencies Act or an Order of Council to thwart the Benn Act – Emphatically NO.

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Grahame Pigney

There has been much speculation that the Prime Minister will use one of these two mechanisms to avoid complying with the Benn Act, which forces the Prime Minister to ask for an Article 50 extension in the event of a … Continue reading →

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Is a People’s Vote now more likely or are we heading for a default No-Deal exit – the answer is in Jeremy Corbyn’s hands

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Grahame Pigney

The scale of Theresa May’s defeat is incredible. Far exceeding anything whether measured in votes or percentages that a Government has suffered in the modern era. But, which way does her defeat push things? The opposition to her deal will … Continue reading →

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UK Voter Id – Another government attack on the UK’s democratic process

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Grahame Pigney

Under cover of Brexit darkness, the government is mounting another, typically surreptitious, attack on our democracy. The government, without any substantive evidence, is implementing a system by which we will all have to have a “Voter Id”. You may have … Continue reading →

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