I think I answered that question before. We—myself included—honour the referendum result in saying that Parliament cannot cancel Brexit: we had a referendum and we, as parliamentarians, cannot just stand here in Parliament and say, “Let’s not do Brexit.” That is why I believe that we need to put it back to the people. That is most democratic way of going about this. I cannot see a reason why putting something back to the people and letting them have the final say is less democratic; I believe that to be democracy in its full sense.
Leaving the European Union
Proceeding contribution from
Wera Hobhouse
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 4 February 2019.
It occurred during e-petition debate on Leaving the European Union.
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2017-19
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