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Three Knights Opinion sent to peers

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Robert Pigney

On Monday the House of Lords will begin to debate the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2017 which is designed to surrender the Parliamentary sovereignty that was upheld by the Supreme Court just weeks ago. Today we are sending … Continue reading →

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Taking action on the People’s Challenge amendment

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Robert Pigney

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…

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Robert Pigney

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 →

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Victory in the Supreme Court – and what’s next for Parliament and the People’s Challenge

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Robert Pigney

As has already been widely reported, today an 8-3 majority of the Supreme Court upheld the Divisional Court decision, ruling. They stated: “We cannot accept that a major change to UK constitutional arrangements can be achieved by a ministers alone; … Continue reading →

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