Sentences with phrase «brexit debate in parliament»

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A lot has been made in the press and in the recent parliamentary debates about the moral obligation for members of parliament to respect «the will of the people» as expressed in the narrow victory for leaving the European Union in the Brexit referendum of last June.

Parliament should indeed have a say in what a Brexit outcome should look like, but as Ken Clarke (Con, Rushcliffe) rightfully lamented in the opening of his heroic speech in the Commons debate:

Speaking during a House of Commons Brexit debate, the Labour MP said: «The blame lies not with the public, but with the way Parliament and the Government has responded in the six months since.

Ministers attempted to dampen the Tory rebellion early in the debate by promising MPs a vote on whether to accept her Brexit deal before the European parliament is asked to approve the terms, probably in October 2018.