Article 50

Theresa Villiers Excerpts

Monday 7th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davis]

As the judgment stands, that is my understanding. Basically, the right hon. Gentleman is right. What the court said, in effect, was, “You cannot remove rights without legislative power, and to give the Government legislative power, you have to have legislation”, but remember, we are now waiting on the Supreme Court outcome, which may be different.

[Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con)]

Some 105 years ago it was a Liberal Government who established the supremacy of the elected over the unelected Chamber, so would it not be a scandalous state of affairs if Lib Dem peers were to use a parliamentary vote to frustrate the will of the people of this country?

[Mr Davis]

I am tempted to say that Lloyd George would be spinning in his grave.