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2017-11-10 08:24:28 UTC
"Brexit can be reversed despite Government claims, the man behind
Article 50 has said.
"Lord Kerr, the architect behind the document claims the Brits are in
danger of being 'misled' by Government suggestions that quitting the
bloc is set in stone.
"The former UK ambassador to the European Union, will insist Theresa
Mays decision to trigger the withdrawal process does not mean
departure is inevitable.
" 'We can change our minds at any stage of the process," he will say
as negotiations continue in Brussels on the UK's separation from the
bloc.'
"Brexit Secretary David Davis and the EU's chief negotiator Michel
Barnier will meet in Brussels on the second day of the latest round of
talks before a crunch summit of European leaders next month which
could decide whether to move on to the next stage of the process
covering a future trade deal.
"Lord Kerr, who played a key role in drafting Article 50, the legal
mechanism for a country to leave the EU, will use a speech in London
to contradict the Government's view that the process is irreversible
now that it has begun.
"At an event hosted by the pro-EU Open Britain campaign, the
cross-bench peer will say 'we are not required to withdraw just
because Mrs May sent her letter' to Brussels.
" 'The fact is that a political decision has been made, in this
country, to maintain that there can be no going back.'
" 'Actually, the country still has a free choice about whether to
proceed. As new facts emerge, people are entitled to take a different
view.'
" 'And there's nothing in Article 50 to stop them.'
" 'I think the British people have the right to know this - they
should not be misled.' "
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-can-be-reversed-despite-government-claims-article-50-architect-lord-kerr-says-a3687256.html
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Article 50 has said.
"Lord Kerr, the architect behind the document claims the Brits are in
danger of being 'misled' by Government suggestions that quitting the
bloc is set in stone.
"The former UK ambassador to the European Union, will insist Theresa
Mays decision to trigger the withdrawal process does not mean
departure is inevitable.
" 'We can change our minds at any stage of the process," he will say
as negotiations continue in Brussels on the UK's separation from the
bloc.'
"Brexit Secretary David Davis and the EU's chief negotiator Michel
Barnier will meet in Brussels on the second day of the latest round of
talks before a crunch summit of European leaders next month which
could decide whether to move on to the next stage of the process
covering a future trade deal.
"Lord Kerr, who played a key role in drafting Article 50, the legal
mechanism for a country to leave the EU, will use a speech in London
to contradict the Government's view that the process is irreversible
now that it has begun.
"At an event hosted by the pro-EU Open Britain campaign, the
cross-bench peer will say 'we are not required to withdraw just
because Mrs May sent her letter' to Brussels.
" 'The fact is that a political decision has been made, in this
country, to maintain that there can be no going back.'
" 'Actually, the country still has a free choice about whether to
proceed. As new facts emerge, people are entitled to take a different
view.'
" 'And there's nothing in Article 50 to stop them.'
" 'I think the British people have the right to know this - they
should not be misled.' "
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-can-be-reversed-despite-government-claims-article-50-architect-lord-kerr-says-a3687256.html
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