«Cameron agrees to legislation for In / Out EU referendum Main David Cameron's
Referendum Bill pledge had some success - but why didn't it happen last week?»
Not exact matches
He has been an outspoken critic of plans to leave the European Union after the June 2016
referendum and
pledged to «relentlessly oppose» the EU withdrawal
bill in the Lords.
But instead, Mr Cameron
pledges only to put any future treaties to
referendums, while saying he will introduce a «Sovereignty
Bill» to ensure the supremacy of UK laws.
James Wharton said he would hold Liberal Democrats to their previous
pledge on a
referendum, and MPs of different parties had been in touch about his
bill.
In their biggest challenge to David Cameron's authority yet, the Leave campaign bosses are
pledging to immediately introduce six new
bills if they win the
referendum next week.
Even worse, in an attempt to head off this non-rebellion rebellion, the Conservatives published a
referendum bill which they have
pledged to introduce, somehow, into the Commons before the election.
Instead, reformers are meant to be cheered that at least Labour's next manifesto will now include not only the detailed Lords reform plan contained in that draft
bill but also a
pledge for a
referendum on the alternative vote system of election for the Commons.