Caroline Lucas: We live in very strange times. The campaign to leave the EU was based to a very great extent on the idea of restoring parliamentary sovereignty. Indeed, the Government’s White Paper asserts: “The sovereignty of Parliament is a fundamental principle of the UK constitution.” Yet Ministers seem set on opposing any attempt to guarantee a meaningful role for Parliament in the...
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Power to notify withdrawal from the EU (13 Mar 2017)
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