Re: Quote of the day (sorry, Brexit related)
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Originally Posted by Biker Biggles
There is no constitutional requirement to hold referenda so there was nothing illegal about the Heath government signing the treaty of Rome.That is the job of government ,to govern on behalf of the people as long as they have the consent of parliament.The Wilson government took the view that they would hold a referendum which they did but they didnt legally need to. As an interesting aside to all this, we joined Nato without a referendum which is a treaty that could well result in us being required to go to war to defend any other Nato member.Should we hold a "peoples vote" about Nato?
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https://www.instituteforgovernment.o...nge-bedfellows
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-h...hip-referendum
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Last edited by SV650rules; 19-12-18 at 05:17 PM.
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