Brexit: Article 50 Period Extension Procedure Debate

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Lord Wigley

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Brexit: Article 50 Period Extension Procedure

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Monday 18th March 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

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No, I cannot confirm that. I can also reassure the noble Baroness that we will not be seeking permission to hold another people’s vote. We have already had a people’s vote, and the people voted to leave. We are still committed to implementing the results of that decision.

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My Lords, what happens if the European Union turns down an application by the United Kingdom for an extended period of time for Article 50 and it comes back here? Will we not then need primary legislation to avoid a cliff edge on 29 March? Do the Government have a Bill ready for that eventuality?

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We will then have the choice of either passing the meaningful vote or we will leave by the normal operation of the law that this House has voted for.

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