'You CAN'T make it happen' Grieve's call for second vote shut down with THIS simple point
ARCH-Remainer Dominic Grieve's call for a second Brexit referendum was shut down by Channel 4 news host Krishnan Guru-Murthy who pointed out MPs could not approve the motion of a second vote without the consent of Government.
Brexit: Grieve's call for second vote SHUT DOWN by host
The Tory MP, who headed Parliament's fight to give MPs the final say on Theresa May's Brexit deal at the end of the negotiations, claimed Parliament could impose a proposal to extend Article 50 at the end of the negotiations in case MPs voted down the deal reached by the Prime Minister with Brussels. Asked how he proposed to approve a motion for a second Brexit referendum, the Conservative Remainer argued Parliament would "assert its authority".
Mr Grieve said: “If Parliament decides to assert its authority it is possible, first of all, to get the Article 50 period extended so that we have a breathing space.
“And secondly, it’s possible for Parliament to debate and discuss what we should do and the obvious answer is to go to the public and say to them: this is the deal you’re going to get, is this what you really wanted or not?”
But the Channel 4 News host rightly pointed out Parliament would need the Government's approval to pass any new motion.
Mr Guru-Murthy said: “But only if the Prime Minister agrees. Only if the Government decides to put that.
“I mean, as you know you can’t pass a motion and make it happen.”
As you know you can’t pass a motion and make it happen
The Tory rebel admitted Parliament would indeed need the Government's cooperation to ask the public for a second opinion.
But insisted Theresa May would have no alternative but to accept the call as failing to do so could result in the fall of her cabinet as a whole.
He said: “You’re absolutely right that the cooperation of the Government is needed for Parliament to exert its authority.
“But I have every hope that the Prime Minister would listen to Parliament, because the alternative in those circumstances would be almost certainly that the Government would fall.”
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Asked whether he believed the British public had changed its view on Brexit, he replied: “I think there’s a great deal to suggest that the public are changing their view and that a lot of people now realise that in fact leaving the EU in the way that it is projected, it’s likely to leave us at a disadvantage.
“That’s something which we’ve got to take into account.”
It comes as Boris Johnson's brother, Jo, followed in his footsteps yesterday by announcing his resignation as transport minister.
Describing Mrs May’s Brexit plan as “a terrible mistake” he accused the Prime Minister of negotiating a deal which wasn’t “anything like what was promised”.
In his resignation, he called for a second EU referendum.
The Government continues to rule out a second referendum.