Oral statement to Parliament. Process for invoking Article 50: Ministerial statement 7 November 2016

United Kingdom Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, David Davis, made a statement in the House of Commons on 7 November 2016 on the process for invoking Article 50.

Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Keir Starmer, responded on behalf of the Opposition.

Also see the Policy Papers issued by the UK Government in November and December 2016 in advance of the Supreme Court Hearings in December 2016 on the Article 50 appeal.

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ESO: Background information: High Court ruling on Article 50: statement http://www.europeansources.info/record/high-court-ruling-on-article-50-statement/

ESO: Background information: Theresa May told to act to calm Brexit ‘mob’ backlash http://www.europeansources.info/record/theresa-may-told-to-act-to-calm-brexit-mob-backlash/

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The Conversation, 07.11.16: If the Brexit-addicted government were a small business it wouldn’t last a year http://theconversation.com/if-the-brexit-addicted-government-were-a-small-business-it-wouldnt-last-a-year-67959

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United Kingdom: Department for Exiting the European Union: Policy Paper, 18.11.16: Supreme Court Printed Case of the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supreme-court-printed-case-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-exiting-the-european-union

The Guardian, 18.11.16: Court allows Scotland and Wales to intervene in article 50 case https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/18/court-allows-scotland-and-wales-to-intervene-in-article-50-case

ESO: Background information: Scottish Government will intervene in Article 50 legal case http://www.europeansources.info/record/scottish-government-will-intervene-in-article-50-legal-case/

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Politico, 03.12.16: Theresa May confident court case won’t delay Brexit http://www.politico.eu/article/theresa-may-confident-court-case-wont-delay-brexit-article-50/

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