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Article 50 of Lisbon Treaty

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granjura Tue 28-Jun-16 18:01:24

We keep hearing about negotiations that have to take place in view of the Brexit vote. And it makes me wonder how many people have actually read it. The Treaty the UK has signed up to clearly states that an outgoing State will NOT have ANY right to negotiate anything:

4. For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3, the member of the European Council or of the Council representing the withdrawing Member State shall not participate in the discussions of the European Council or Council or in decisions concerning it.

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durhamjen Tue 05-Jul-16 22:31:11

Of course it was, daphne. I can't understand how the government has been allowed to get away with it as long as it has. It actually encourages the Saudis to buy arms and kill Yemeni with them. I am disgusted as well.

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durhamjen Tue 05-Jul-16 22:35:25

Actually, that's another of those problems that has been put on the back burner since the referendum.
The government will be able to get away with lots over the next two years. We need a new government watch thread as well as a Brexit watch thread.

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