Right to Vote

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Right to Vote
Right to Vote logo.jpg
Formation17 January 2019[1]
FoundersHeidi Allen
Baroness Altmann
Guto Bebb
Justine Greening
Dominic Grieve
Sam Gyimah
Phillip Lee
Anna Soubry
Lord Willetts
Sarah Wollaston[2]
DissolvedMay 2019
Chair
Phillip Lee[2]
Websiterighttovote.co.uk

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]

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[]

The MPs and peers in the group[5]
Name Constituency Affiliation First elected Role
Phillip Lee Official portrait of Dr Phillip Lee crop 2.jpg Bracknell Liberal Democrat 6 May 2010 Chair
Dominic Grieve Official portrait of Mr Dominic Grieve crop 2.jpg Beaconsfield Independent 1 May 1997
Sam Gyimah Official portrait of Mr Sam Gyimah crop 2.jpg East Surrey Liberal Democrat 6 May 2010
Justine Greening Official portrait of Justine Greening crop 2.jpg Putney Independent 5 May 2005
Heidi Allen Official portrait of Heidi Allen crop 2.jpg South Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats 7 May 2015
Anna Soubry Official portrait of Anna Soubry crop 2.jpg Broxtowe The Independent Group for Change 6 May 2010
Sarah Wollaston Official portrait of Dr Sarah Wollaston crop 2.jpg Totnes Liberal Democrats 6 May 2010
Guto Bebb Official portrait of Guto Bebb crop 2.jpg Aberconwy Independent 6 May 2010
Lord Willetts David Willetts Royal Society.jpg N/A Conservative N/A
Baroness Altmann Dr Ros Altman.jpg N/A Conservative N/A

Disbanded[]

In Summer 2019, the Right To Vote campaign folded with the group subsequently deleting their website.[3]

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 ‘’ march in October 2019.[6] Both groups formally disbanded in January 2020.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "'Right to Vote' Campaign Launch". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Tory MPS' People's Vote Campaign No Longer Contains Any Tories". 12 September 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Our People". Right to Vote. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019.
  6. ^ Young Conservatives for a People's Vote [@YoungTories4PV] (19 October 2019). "Today we marched and boy, should we be proud of ourselves. Well over 1 Million of us took to the streets of London to demand a #PeoplesVote on any Brexit deal. #LetUsBeHeard #PutItToThePeople t.co/JYtTE8Land" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ 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!