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To send a link to this page, you must be logged in. Brexit's minister, Lord Callanan, ridiculed the idea of a popular vote by asking "who voted in the first referendum, perhaps extraterrestrials or farm animals?"
He has Following the appeals of former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine and Labor Minister Lord Mandelson for a new referendum on Brexit
Lord Heseltine called the Brexit a "disaster" and warned that the Cheers describing the government's plans for future relations with the EU was "dead and work".
Former diplomat and Article 50 author, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, also claimed that crushing the EU without an agreement would be "suicidal" for the Kingdom And would be detrimental to the other 27 Member States.
The Independent Opponent argued that it would be "irresponsible" To close the debate, Brexit Minister, Lord Callanan, said: "We come back on the subject of a second referendum or, as we now call it, a "popular referendum" to vote "- which leads me to wonder who voted in the first referendum, perhaps aliens or animals of firm? "
Lord Callanan, at 23:36, during a grand debate on the government's preparations for leaving the EU, continued:" The government's position remains unchanged, you will not be surprised at Hear from the first referendum.
"It is essential for our democracy that we respect the result of the referendum."
Earlier, Lord Heseltine told his peers: "
Lord Heseltine declared that the Brexiters had made a" resounding absurdity Brexit insisted: "There is no plan. There is no detail. There is no reality behind rhetoric and emotion. "
It is not surprising that" growing in volume and articulation is the demand: to let people have another chance, let them say when they saw the facts.
Lord Heseltine blamed the stagnant standard of living and the concern for immigration for the vote to leave, but he said that the way to handle that was not to make the country poorer . Ask the second question about Brexit and see if there is a way to review the fundamentals, "he told the Lords.
Lord Mandelson, who was EU Commissioner for four years, said: the only way to give democratic legitimacy to the profound choice that must now be made.
"Starting on terms as unoptimistic as we will be presented or stay in the European Union."
Lord Callanan, previously known for his campaign against the North Angel, Negotiations continued "on the beat" and the latest detailed and credible proposals gave "momentum" to the negotiations. [19659008] But Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town, for the Labor Party, mocked the government's position. "
Lady Hayter said the white paper was unacceptable to the EU, two ministers who have resigned and much of the industry, from the city e and business.
She said that it was unacceptable. to the opposition because it was "based on a facilitated customs arrangement" and inadequate plans for services.
Lady Hayter said that the prime minister was "stuck in a quagmire of his own making" and was now facing the impossible demands of Brexite and a step toward the majority opinion in Parliament, embracing a customs union and a single market.
Lord Newby, Liberal-Democratic leader in the Lords, said that a new referendum "toss the boil" from continuous divisions on the Brexit
