Dear Russell Codd,

The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Put the final Brexit deal to a referendum with revoking Article 50 as an option.”.

Government responded:

On 23 June 2016 the British people voted to leave the European Union. The UK Government is clear that it is now its duty to implement the will of the people and so there will be no second referendum.

On 23 June 2016 the British people voted to leave the European Union. The referendum was the largest democratic mandate in UK political history. In the 2017 General Election more than 85% of people voted for parties committed to respecting that result.

There must be no attempts to remain inside the European Union, no attempts to rejoin it through the back door, and no second referendum. The country voted to leave the European Union, and it is the duty of the Government to make sure we do just that. Rather than second guess that decision, the challenge now is to make a success of it - not just for those who voted leave but for every citizen of the United Kingdom, bringing together everyone in a balanced approach that respects the decision to leave the political structure of the EU but builds a strong relationship between the UK and the EU as neighbours, allies and partners.

Since the referendum, the whole of Government has undertaken a huge work programme to make sure that we begin negotiations from a position of strength. This has included analysis of over 50 sectors of the economy. Ministers have also travelled up and down the country to listen to the hopes and concerns of businesses, civil society and the general public.

Parliament passed an Act with a clear majority giving the Prime Minister the power to trigger Article 50, which she did on 29 March in a letter to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk.

In her speech in Florence on Friday 22 September, the Prime Minister set out a creative and pragmatic approach to securing a new, deep and special partnership with the European Union. The speech set the tone for the fourth and fifth rounds of negotiation talks on Monday 25 September and Tuesday 10 October . The talks were robust, constructive and have given us a lot to be positive about.

The people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, but we are not leaving Europe. We want a deep and special partnership with the EU. We aim to get the right deal abroad and the right deal for people here at home. We will deliver a country that is stronger, fairer, more united and more outward-looking than ever before.

As a matter of firm policy, our notification will not be withdrawn for the simple reason that the majority of the British people voted to leave. We are determined to see that instruction through and now look forward to forging a new relationship with the European Union.

Department for Exiting the European Union

Click this link to view the response online:

https://petition.parliament.uk/archived ... sponse=yes

The Petitions Committee will take a look at this petition and its response. They can press the government for action and gather evidence. If this petition reaches 100,000 signatures, the Committee will consider it for a debate.

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Thanks,
The Petitions team
UK Government and Parliament

Can't undo the Will of the People (TM).

Well that's fine, we'll stick with the result of the 1975 referendum.

turn the news off for good

Well if only complete arseholes are the ones who are left having kids then we're definitely fucked.

Got this as en email today.

Lord M was good on R4 this morning, and was talking up a Labour win at next election. Worth a listen. I like him.

It's disgusting/hilarious/deeply concerning that the Prime Minister went to Europe to beg for a bone to give her a chance of holding on to her job.

Lord M was good on R4 this morning, and was talking up a Labour win at next election. Worth a listen. I like him.

You Blairite fuck

Tell the people of Iraq that.

Can't wait for them to eradicate minimum wage.

No need. Just sit around with your thumbs up your arse while a housing crisis brews and inflation rises, driving up the cost of living to the point where the minimum wage loses all meaning because it's not longer enough to live on. Bish bash bosh, say hello to the hottest new strata of society: the working poor! Work two zero-hour jobs and still rely on a food bank to feed your kids on the days your "employers" don't deign to call upon you. It's a modern utopia for the one percent, my good friend! If you're not part of them, well, what are you waiting for? Just pull yourself up by your bootstraps! Or are you too feckless and lazy, hmmm?

How would centrism help this exactly? Blair was just as much in thrall to the City as the Tories are.

Under Blair we went from no minimum wage to a meaningful one. Seems like that was a step forward to me.

Under Blair we went from no minimum wage to a meaningful one. Seems like that was a step forward to me.

Lack of wage increases and zero hour contracts have bugger all to do with the City. You can thank retail and the service sector for the majority of that.

I blame capitalism as a whole.

:DD
I’m off the gym methinks

So, what is everyone's predictions for the actual state of Brexit come March 2019?