Lord Kerr said the “parliamentary row of the autumn” will be when the Government puts forward an outline for Brexit that will be highly contested by the Commons and the Lords.
Speaking to Alex Salmond on LBC, he said: "If it doesn’t look very good, quite a lot of people in the House of Commons and House of Lords will say, 'now hang on, this isn’t exactly as was promised during the Referendum in 2016'.
"It turns out we can’t have our cake and eat it.
"A lot of new facts have come to light."
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Brexit news: Lord Kerr predicts second Brexit referendum
We will see a situation arising in which Parliament asks the people do you want us to go ahead with Brexit
Lord Kerr
Lord Kerr, who served as the permanent UK representative to the European Union, does not believe Parliament will stop Brexit “unless the country tells it to".
He said the British people would need to be consulted in the event of a bad Brexit deal and be asked: “Is this what they really want?”
Lord Kerr said: “But I think it’s perfectly possible that this Autumn we will see a situation arising in which Parliament asks the people do you want us to go ahead with this or do you to tell us to stop it?”
Lord Kerr also said the Lords will amend the amend the referendum bill “quite extensively” and it will “ping pong” back and forth between the Commons and the Lords.
Lord Kerr said the Commons “always wins” against the Lords. He said: “In this case, it would be bound to win because we can’t afford the legal vacuum and the chaos that would ensue if there is nothing on the statute books.
“But that doesn’t mean that we can’t improve it. In my view, we will improve some of its constitutional provisions.”
Calls for a second referendum have increased over recent weeks after Brexiteer Nigel Farage announced he would back a second Brexit vote in an effort to shut down Remoaners.
Mr Farage said Brexiteers must be prepared for the likelihood of a second Brexit vote, adding: “We no longer have a majority in Parliament. I think we would lose the vote in Parliament.”
Lord Kerr said the “parliamentary row of the autumn” will be when the Government puts forward an outline for Brexit that will be highly contested by the Commons and the Lords.
Speaking to Alex Salmond on LBC, he said: "If it doesn’t look very good, quite a lot of people in the House of Commons and House of Lords will say, 'now hang on, this isn’t exactly as was promised during the Referendum in 2016'.
"It turns out we can’t have our cake and eat it.
"A lot of new facts have come to light."
Sky News•RT UK
Brexit news: Lord Kerr predicts second Brexit referendum
We will see a situation arising in which Parliament asks the people do you want us to go ahead with Brexit
Lord Kerr
Lord Kerr, who served as the permanent UK representative to the European Union, does not believe Parliament will stop Brexit “unless the country tells it to".
He said the British people would need to be consulted in the event of a bad Brexit deal and be asked: “Is this what they really want?”
Lord Kerr said: “But I think it’s perfectly possible that this Autumn we will see a situation arising in which Parliament asks the people do you want us to go ahead with this or do you to tell us to stop it?”
Lord Kerr also said the Lords will amend the amend the referendum bill “quite extensively” and it will “ping pong” back and forth between the Commons and the Lords.
Lord Kerr said the Commons “always wins” against the Lords. He said: “In this case, it would be bound to win because we can’t afford the legal vacuum and the chaos that would ensue if there is nothing on the statute books.
“But that doesn’t mean that we can’t improve it. In my view, we will improve some of its constitutional provisions.”
Calls for a second referendum have increased over recent weeks after Brexiteer Nigel Farage announced he would back a second Brexit vote in an effort to shut down Remoaners.
Mr Farage said Brexiteers must be prepared for the likelihood of a second Brexit vote, adding: “We no longer have a majority in Parliament. I think we would lose the vote in Parliament.”
Lord Kerr said the “parliamentary row of the autumn” will be when the Government puts forward an outline for Brexit that will be highly contested by the Commons and the Lords.
Speaking to Alex Salmond on LBC, he said: "If it doesn’t look very good, quite a lot of people in the House of Commons and House of Lords will say, 'now hang on, this isn’t exactly as was promised during the Referendum in 2016'.
"It turns out we can’t have our cake and eat it.
"A lot of new facts have come to light."
Sky News•RT UK
Brexit news: Lord Kerr predicts second Brexit referendum
We will see a situation arising in which Parliament asks the people do you want us to go ahead with Brexit
Lord Kerr
Lord Kerr, who served as the permanent UK representative to the European Union, does not believe Parliament will stop Brexit “unless the country tells it to".
He said the British people would need to be consulted in the event of a bad Brexit deal and be asked: “Is this what they really want?”
Lord Kerr said: “But I think it’s perfectly possible that this Autumn we will see a situation arising in which Parliament asks the people do you want us to go ahead with this or do you to tell us to stop it?”
Lord Kerr also said the Lords will amend the amend the referendum bill “quite extensively” and it will “ping pong” back and forth between the Commons and the Lords.
Lord Kerr said the Commons “always wins” against the Lords. He said: “In this case, it would be bound to win because we can’t afford the legal vacuum and the chaos that would ensue if there is nothing on the statute books.
“But that doesn’t mean that we can’t improve it. In my view, we will improve some of its constitutional provisions.”
Calls for a second referendum have increased over recent weeks after Brexiteer Nigel Farage announced he would back a second Brexit vote in an effort to shut down Remoaners.
Mr Farage said Brexiteers must be prepared for the likelihood of a second Brexit vote, adding: “We no longer have a majority in Parliament. I think we would lose the vote in Parliament.”
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