Brexit: Role of Parliament

Lord Cormack Excerpts

Monday 18th July 2016 Lords Chamber

[Lord Keen of Elie]

It is not a road that this Government intend to go down.

[Lord Cormack (Con)]

My Lords, abrogating parliamentary responsibility is not thwarting the British people. I put it to my noble and learned friend that Parliament decided that there should be an advisory referendum. It is Parliament’s duty to listen carefully to the advice but not to remove itself from the decision-making process.

[Lord Keen of Elie]

Parliament passed a referendum Act; the people spoke.