Lords EU Committee to hear from Gina Miller, Sir John Curtice and Henry Newman on impact of new PM on Brexit
The House of Lords EU Committee will next week take evidence on the future of Brexit and the impact of the new Prime Minister on the UK's exit from the EU.
The Committee will hear from Gina Miller, whose legal challenge meant Parliament was required to legislate before the Government could trigger Article 50, polling expert Sir John Curtice and Henry Newman, Director of Open Europe.
The session will start at 4:15pm on Tuesday 23 July in Committee Room 3 of the House of Lords. It will follow the expected announcement of the winner of Conservative Party leadership election earlier that day.
Issues the Committee will discuss with the witnesses include:
- The impact of the appointment of a new Prime Minister on the Brexit negotiations
- The Brexit options open to the new Prime Minister, and how the EU might respond to them
- The likelihood of a ‘no deal' Brexit, what that would mean in practice and what options exist for those who may want to prevent it
- The likely EU response to the new Prime Minister
- The public's attitude toward Brexit and whether it has changed since 2016
