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Monday, 9 December 2019

Democratic intervention on UK trade deals

Luke Cooper of Another Europe is Possible writes me:

Dear Alan,

Do you believe Parliament should get a vote on Johnson’s trade deal with Trump? You might even think it's automatic. But you’d be wrong. There is no automatic right of Parliament to vote on a US or any other trade deal.

In fact, Parliament has very few rights over what the British government does in foreign policy at all. Worse still, for years the UK has taken positions ‘in our name’ in the EU with very little democratic control. It’s fed euroscepticism - the mistaken belief that the EU does things to us and we never get a say of our own.

That’s why we’ve launched the ‘Not In Our Name’ principle today. It’s a simple idea to strengthen our democracy with three basic steps. First, end the extreme secrecy in what position UK negotiators take internationally. Second, give Parliament the right to mandate British the government to take particular positions in international negotiations. Third, give Parliament the right to a final say on signing international treaties.
Find out more: read our briefing note here
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In solidarity,

Luke Cooper
Another Europe Is Possible

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