Earlier this week, Downing Street ruled out a parliamentary vote on the terms of the UK’s departure from the European Union, and the government has today ruled out seeking a new public mandate.
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The prime minister has said the United Kingdom government will not trigger Article 50 – the official mechanism for beginning the process of separation – until the start of 2017 at the earliest.
Eurosceptic ministers, including Brexit secretary David Davis and worldwide trade secretary Liam Fox, believe that Britain must leave the single market if it is to regain control of immigration.
But Downing Street would only commit to “giving Parliament a say on the situation going forward”.
Theresa, British Prime Minister may held to chief to China for the upcoming G20, before that she hold critical cabinet meeting with her top ministers at Chequers, a media report said.
But as well as May, former Foreign Secretary William Hague believes such a vote would be unnecessary.
But several senior Conservatives have warned against undue delay and said nothing should stand in the way of the United Kingdom triggering Article 50 as soon as possible next year. “There is no legal obligation to consult parliament on triggering Article 50 – that position has been well set out”, the spokesman told reporters, adding that parliament had overwhelmingly backed holding the European Union referendum. Technically a referendum is advisory but all the people who voted thought they were voting for a decision and I think if Theresa May does not invoke Article 50 it would cause outrage, not just throughout Leave voters but quite a few people who voted Remain.
“The Prime Minister has also been clear that there must be no attempts for us to remain inside the European Union, no attempts to rejoin it through a back-door mechanism and no second referendum”.
The summit will represent Mrs May’s first global trip outside Europe as Prime Minister and she is expected to use it to highlight post-Brexit opportunities to other world leaders.
“There is no need for a general election either”, he added.
Remain-supporting politicians including Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith has suggested that parliamentary vote could be used to stop Brexit.
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The PM’s defiance comes as the Cabinet meets today for the first time since the summer break to start threading together a Brexit plan. We need to have a clear negotiating position; we need clear objectives for our negotiations.
