Sentences with phrase «letter calling for referendum»

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The letter calls for referendum legislation to be passed before the next general election ensuring the in - out referendum on Britain's ongoing membership of the European Union will be held in the next parliament.

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Nearly 100 MPs signed a letter written by Tory MP John Baron calling for the PM to commit to a referendum in the next parliament by passing legislation guaranteeing one would take place.

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday signed the historic letter that will launch Brexit, a photo released by her office showed, as she called for unity even as Scotland voted for a new independence referendum.

A group of Labour candidates has written a letter to Gordon Brown calling for a referendum on electoral reform to be held on the day of the general election.

Tony Blair, Michael Heseltine and Nick Clegg among those signing joint letter calling for vote against Brexit in referendum

Ministers have resisted demands for a public vote from nearly 100 Tory backbenchers, who last month signed a letter to the prime minister calling on him to legislate for a referendum in the next parliament.

Although the letter does not explicitly call for a second referendum, it says that Labour should «acknowledge that the electorate may wish to change its mind about Britain's relationship with the EU».

In June, John Baron delivered a letter to No 10 co-signed by 100 Conservative MPs calling for an EU referendum.