Submitted on Sunday 26th June 2016
Rejected on Sunday 3rd July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Confirm that Art. 50 exit from EU can only be initiated by an Act of Parliament
As the UK does not have a codified constitution, it is unclear as to how an Article 50 EU exit should be notified to the European Council; can the Prime Minister simply make that notification him/her-self, or does it require an Act of Parliament? If so, should this trigger a General Election?
No doubt this technical point will be subjected to intense focus by those with real legal insight, however I believe that this point must be debated in Parliament as we cannot make such an important notification on the basis solely of a legal assumption.
Further, a General Election fought by one party purely on a Remain basis would effectively renew the democratic mandate (if that party was to be elected) thereby displacing the need for a 2nd referendum as requested by over 3 million people.
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