Right to Vote
Right to Vote was formed in January 2019 as a group of Conservative MPs and Peers who advocated holding a second referendum on Brexit. In summer 2019, the group folded.[3]
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| Formation | 17 January 2019[1] |
|---|---|
| Founders | Heidi Allen Baroness Altmann Guto Bebb Justine Greening Dominic Grieve Sam Gyimah Phillip Lee Anna Soubry Lord Willetts Sarah Wollaston [2] |
| Dissolved | May 2019 |
Chair | Phillip Lee[2] |
| Website | righttovote.co.uk |
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Right to Vote was founded in the aftermath of the UK government losing the first meaningful vote on its withdrawal agreement with the EU.[4]
Members
| Name | Constituency | Affiliation | First elected | Role | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Lee |  | Bracknell | Liberal Democrat | 6 May 2010 | Chair | |
| Dominic Grieve |  | Beaconsfield | Independent | 1 May 1997 | ||
| Sam Gyimah |  | East Surrey | Liberal Democrat | 6 May 2010 | ||
| Justine Greening |  | Putney | Independent | 5 May 2005 | ||
| Heidi Allen |  | South Cambridgeshire | Liberal Democrats | 7 May 2015 | ||
| Anna Soubry |  | Broxtowe | The Independent Group for Change | 6 May 2010 | ||
| Sarah Wollaston |  | Totnes | Liberal Democrats | 6 May 2010 | ||
| Guto Bebb |  | Aberconwy | Independent | 6 May 2010 | ||
| Lord Willetts |  | N/A | Conservative | N/A | ||
| Baroness Altmann |  | N/A | Conservative | N/A | ||
Disbanded
In Summer 2019, the Right To Vote campaign folded with the group subsequently deleting their website.[6]
However, the official Conservatives for a People’s Vote (C4PV) and Young Conservatives for a People’s Vote (YC4PV) continued to campaign for a confirmatory referendum, participating in the ‘Let us be Heard’ march in October 2019.[7] Both groups formally disbanded in January 2020.[8]
References
- "'Right to Vote' Campaign Launch". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Lee, Phillip (2019-03-19). "Letter to the Prime Minister from Dr Phillip Lee MP" (pdf). Letter to Theresa May. Right to Vote. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- https://order-order.com/2019/09/12/tory-mps-peoples-vote-campaign-no-longer-contains-tories/
- Cowburn, Ashley (17 January 2019). "Brexit: Conservative MPs launch push for fresh referendum as one admits 'we created this mess'". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- "Our People". Right to Vote. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019.
- https://order-order.com/2019/09/12/tory-mps-peoples-vote-campaign-no-longer-contains-tories/
- https://twitter.com/youngtories4pv/status/1185633332744392705?s=21
- https://twitter.com/youngtories4pv/status/1223391901593808903?s=21
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