| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: House of Lords: Library |
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| Series Title | Library Note |
| Series Details | LLN 2018/0107 (24.10.18) |
| Publication Date | 24/10/2018 |
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This House of Lords Library Briefing was prepared in advance of a debate that took place on 25 October 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat), 'that this House takes note of the case for a People’s Vote on the outcome of the negotiations between the UK and the EU on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU'. This briefing presented arguments put forward by the People’s Vote campaign, and others, for a second referendum and outlined the positions of the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Scottish National and Democratic Unionist parties in the UK Parliament. It then summarised the legal requirements for holding a referendum and presented an assessment by academics, who have studied the issue of the practical considerations associated with holding a second referendum. Background information The People's Vote campaign launched on the 15 April 2018 sought to ensure that the UK government's Brexit deal was put before the country in a public vote so that the public could decide if a decision that would affect lives for generations made the country better or worse off. The campaign was launched with a rally in London. There were speeches from from leading anti-Brexit MPs from across the party divide – Anna Soubry, Chuka Umunna, Layla Moran and Caroline Lucas – about why they thought it should be for the people, rather than politicians to decide. The People's Vote campaign was run by Open Britain. The campaign had built up support during the summer of 2018 from a number of key political leaders and other stakeholders. Remain (in the EU) campaigning organisations in the United Kingdom organised a People's Vote and The Independent March for the Future in London on the 20 October 2018. The campaign was calling for a 'People's Vote' (or second referendum) on the terms of any Brexit deal presented to Parliament by the UK Government. On the day supporters claimed that up to 700,000 took part in the march, the largest protest on the capital’s streets since the Stop the War rally in 2003. |
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| Source Link | https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/LLN-2018-0107 |
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