But they didn't. Unlike Indy and AV ref, the EU ref had no legal effect. MPs could have made it legally binding, but chose not to
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Replying to @davidallengreen
sigh. The govt's own £9m referendum leaflets categorically stated that the govt would enact the decision of the voters.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
That was not what the law said. MPs deliberstely chose not to make ref binding. They did on Indy and AV refs. So their decision.
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Replying to @davidallengreen
but the referendum result would have been regarded as legally binding if it had gone the "right" way.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
Parliament is sovereign, not government pamphlets, thankfully.
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Replying to @davidallengreen
except when there's a clear mandated manifesto pledge. Which this is.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @davidallengreen
please correct me if I am wrong on this, but there wasn't a vote in Parliament after the 1975 referendum, was there?
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
No, parliament had passed 1972 Act. Parliament still sovereign, so 1975 referendum advisory like 2016 one.
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when did I admit defeat? How bizarre!
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
when you failed to argue the case and just bowed out with a "did I leave the gas on" moment
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