My Lords, I said that during the debate that was said. The truth is that, if you ask the people to have a vote, Parliament, having given them a mandate to have a vote, politically cannot come back and say, “Thanks very much, you’ve had your vote but, actually, we are going to ignore it”. Everybody knows that that is not realistic politics.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Newby
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 30 April 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
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