Keir Starmer – Government may be in contempt of Parliament
Sophy Ridge began the day by speaking to the Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer. Starmer authored an article for this morning’s Sunday Telegraph, in which he announced that Labour would work with other opposition parties to declare the government to be in contempt of Parliament. The row concerns the publication of legal advice that the government received from the Attorney General, Sir Geoffrey Cox, which it has since been ordered to reveal in full. The government is reluctant to release more than the summary. Ridge asked Sir Keir to elaborate:
“With nine days left before the vote, we shouldn’t be dealing with contempt of Parliament.”@Keir_Starmer tells #Ridge the gov't must publish legal advice over Brexit.
Theresa May is facing a 'historic constitutional row' – Read the full story here: https://t.co/g1EpQxtWeG pic.twitter.com/bsKJV4szkr
— Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge (@SkyPoliticsHub) December 2, 2018
SR: You’ve talked about contempt of Parliament proceedings.
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