Labour has made the case since the referendum for
a meaningful vote in parliament on the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
When asked whether the party could back the proposal, he said: «What we've asked for and demanded is
a meaningful vote in parliament at the end of it... we're not asking for a second referendum.»
What we have called for is
a meaningful vote in Parliament.»
Not exact matches
It is therefore vital that a truly
meaningful vote should be held within the time frame of the article 50 negotiations and not be left to verbal assurances — not least because there is no guarantee who will be leading the Conservative party by next autumn, nor indeed where the balance of power might be
in any future government or hung
parliament.
«
Parliament, including the Labour party front bench,
voted overwhelmingly to trigger Article 50 and did so
in the knowledge that there would be a
meaningful vote in both Houses,» a Tory spokesperson said.
Without a
meaningful vote embedded
in parliament on the emerging deal while we are still negotiating, there is a risk that the May government will wish us to actually leave the EU before giving Parliament any s
parliament on the emerging deal while we are still negotiating, there is a risk that the May government will wish us to actually leave the EU before giving
Parliament any s
Parliament any say at all.
Conservative rebels inflicted a humiliating defeat on Theresa May
in the House of Commons as they backed an amendment to her flagship European Union withdrawal bill over
parliament's right to a
meaningful vote on the Brexit deal.
And we've pushed the government to act to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living here and of UK citizens who have made their homes elsewhere
in Europe; to ensure a transition period on the existing terms; to minimise disruption and avoid an economic cliff edge; to avoid any return to a hard border
in Northern Ireland; and to guarantee
Parliament a
meaningful vote on the final deal.
A former Scottish Office minister and Remain supporter, the Tory peer, above, defied Theresa May last year when he
voted in the Lords to give
Parliament the final say over Brexit and allow MPs a «
meaningful vote» for any withdrawal deal.
Prior to this decision there was an assumption that
Parliament already had the power to unilaterally change our electorate model, as long as the system maintained relative parity of
voting power, played a
meaningful role
in the democratic process, and promoted the right of each citizen to participate
in the electoral process.