May I put to my noble friend some alternatives to his four points? This amendment is not about stopping Brexit but about preventing the use of Parliament to force through a means of Brexit which has been expressly rejected by this House and which has no democratic mandate. If our future leaders have refused to rule out doing that, this is something which we in this House are faced with having to do, reluctantly. Prorogation is normal in Parliament, but will my noble friend recognise the difference between Prorogation in order to force through something that has been expressly rejected by Parliament rather than the normal means?
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Altmann
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 17 July 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill.
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