Lawyers urge Theresa May to support people’s vote on Brexit
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Sir David Edward
Lawyers have urged Theresa May and MPs to support the People’s Vote on Brexit, arguing in a letter that “democratic government is not frozen in time”.
Among the signatories is Sir David Edward, a former Senator of the College of Justice and European Court of Justice judge.
The lawyers say that Westminster should not be bound by the referendum result any more than by the 1975 result that kept the UK in the common market, particularly when there are questions as to the validity of the 2016 poll.
They add that “voters are entitled to know what they are voting for”.
They state: “There was a key difference between 1975 and 2016; the earlier referendum was held after negotiations were complete, so voters knew what they were voting for.”
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