The House of Lords will vote this week on an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill which gives Parliament a veto over the final deal - which could keep the UK in the EU
A LABOUR veteran yesterday told pro-EU Lords and MPs to “stop playing games” over Brexit –and respect the Referendum result.
Former Minister for Europe Caroline Flint said planned amendments to key Brexit legislation by peers in the Lords would bind Theresa May’s hands in the negotiations. And she said “passionate” Remain voters had to understand “most people feel we should get on it with it.”
The Doncaster MP stormed: “I campaigned for Remain in the 2016 EU Referendum. We lost.
“The country would probably have made the same decision had the referendum been held at any time in the previous decade.
“If Labour fails to stand by the 2016 vote, we risk alienating many traditional Labour voters.”
The House of Lords will this week vote on an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill that calls for Parliament to be given a veto over the final deal with the EU – which would keep the UK in the EU.
Next week the Lords will debate an amendment that would allow exit day – 29 March 2019 – to be postponed.
Ms Flint said: “Parliament should reject this game playing and accept the country’s decision. We are leaving.” The blast came as Labour’s Lord Alli blasted Jeremy Corbyn for being “paralysed by indecision” on Brexit – and urged him to back remaining in the EU’s single market by negotiating a Norway-style deal to stay in an European Economic Area (EEA).
But Shadow Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner, said this would leave the UK with “less control” than now over EU rules and regulations.
