The Roadmap to a People’s Vote

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Publication Date 19/09/2018
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The People's Vote campaign launched a report The Roadmap to a People’s Vote on the 18 September 2018.

The report set out a route towards securing the people of the United Kingdom their democratic right to have their voice heard on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.

It answered key questions about practicality, viability and legality which had been asked of the People’s Vote campaign as it had attracted growing popular and parliamentary support over the summer of 2018.

The document was authored by Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, the former Secretary General of the European Convention which wrote Article 50, as well as the former UK ambassador to the United States, Permanent Under Secretary of the Foreign Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service.

It dealt with the following issues:

+ The Article 50 process: whether the process could, if necessary, be stopped and what the implications would be.
+ Legislating for a People’s Vote: how Parliament could either force or encourage the Government to legislate for a People’s Vote and, if necessary, secure an extension of the Article 50 timetable.
+ The question, franchise and rules: what the question on the ballot paper might be, as well as the voting rules and franchise.

Background information

The People's Vote campaign launched on the 15 April 2018 sought to ensure that the UK government's Brexit deal was put before the country in a public vote so that the public could decide if a decision that would affect lives for generations made the country better or worse off.

The campaign was launched with a rally in London. There were speeches from from leading anti-Brexit MPs from across the party divide – Anna Soubry, Chuka Umunna, Layla Moran and Caroline Lucas – about why they thought it should be for the people, rather than politicians to decide.

The People's Vote campaign was run by Open Britain.

The campaign had built up support during the summer of 2018 from a number of key political leaders and other stakeholders.

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