No, the referendum is not the mandate for the terms. We have been round this block and everybody understands the distinction. I have stood here and accepted that there is a mandate for exit. There is no mandate for the terms. It has never been put to the country; it has not even been put to the Secretary of State’s political party; and it has not been put to the House. Where is the mandate on the terms?
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Leaving the EU
Proceeding contribution from
Keir Starmer
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 12 October 2016.
It occurred during Opposition day on Parliamentary Scrutiny of Leaving the EU.
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2016-17
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