Lord Owen recommends a recent article in the UK’s Financial Times commenting “it is one of the best articles on the Brexit debate.” Brexit is about sovereignty and parliament must respect that | Financial Times
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Lord Owen speaks in the House of Lords about establishing a UK-wide Constitutional Convention.
Lord Owen’s speech on 13 December 2018 in the Debate on the current constitutional challenges within the UK and the case for the establishment of a UK-wide Constitutional Convention to address issues of democratic accountability and devolution, particularly in England.…
Lord Owen speaks in the House of Lords Debate to take note of the Withdrawal Agreement.
House of Lords Debate to take note of the Withdrawal Agreement on 5 December 2018 – view Lord Owen’s speech here: Lord Owen speaks in Lords Debate
The written text of his speech is available here: HL Speech 5.12.18
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On the eve of the Commons Debate on the Withdrawal Agreement, Lord Owen writes to all MPs suggesting an exit strategy that avoids a no deal.
Original of Lord Owen’s Letter: LettertoallMPs
The letter is supplemented by an Explanatory Note which can be viewed here: Explanatory note
“Last week in the Sunday TimesTheresa May wrote a letter to the country and Tony …
Interview. David Owen’s Brexit plan: move from transition through the EEA into Canada Plus Plus Plus – before the next election.
Published in Conservative Home, 09 October 2018
Theresa May “has been badly advised and seems unaware” of “a complete error of a very serious kind”, as Number Ten tries to pretend we are not staying in the European …
David Owen highlights wrong advice being given to the Prime Minister on the details of the EEA Agreement.
Full text of a letter from lord Owen to the Prime Minister Theresa May, 17 September 2018. Also available here: DOtoPM17.9.18
Lord Owen’s letter was triggered by a letter from the PM 6 September 2018 which is here: PMtoDO6.9.18
Dear …
The option of transitioning out of the EU through the EFTA pillar of the EEA is a serious one as this legal opinion makes clear. ONLY if the EU blocks this credible route and we fail under an appeal to international treaty dispute procedures should we contemplate leaving without any agreement.
Further to revealing on 30 July his correspondence with the Prime Minister on the merits of the EEA, Lord Owen adds the following:
“In addition to the exchange of correspondence with the Prime Minister, I have now added correspondence with …
The Chequers option is holed below the waterline. There is a third way to avoid the UK being boxed in between a bad deal and no deal.
Lord Owen, writing in TheSunday Times, 05 August 2018.
Read the full article here: SundayTimes 5Aug18
“Why should we be forced to choose between a disguised sell-out and a fear-laden pullout from the European Union? Neither is in the national …
