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.[citation needed]
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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 |
Right to Vote was founded in the aftermath of the UK government losing the first meaningful vote on its withdrawal agreement with the EU.[3]
Members
edit| 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
editIn summer 2019, the Right To Vote campaign folded, with the group subsequently deleting their website.[citation needed] Both groups formally disbanded in January 2020.[5]
References
edit- ^ "'Right to Vote' Campaign Launch". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Young Conservatives for a People's Vote [@YoungTories4PV] (31 January 2020). "We existed for just 16 months, but achieved so much beyond our wildest dreams. We marched, we protested, we rallied, we petitioned and fought the good fight. None of what we achieved would have been possible without our members and supporters. You're all amazing! 🇪🇺 https://t.co/vLcHRHnwD3" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 January 2021 – via Twitter.