The United Kingdom has an unwritten constitution where it is agreed that the Queen must give royal assent to all legislation passed by the Houses of Parliament before it can become law. However, she can also decide to refuse assent for any piece of legislation.
Lord Pannick, QC is one of the foremost constitutional experts in Law and wrote a letter to The Times this week insisting the Queen’s decision to withhold her assent be “utterly without precedent.”
The letter stated: “The Queen’s agreement to give her assent to a bill is a formality. Given that Brexit is the most politically explosive and divisive issue of our day, the notion of involving the Queen in vetoing a Brexit bill ought to be regarded as inconceivable.”
The Queen still holds the power to stop any legislation, this has not been in practise since the reign of Queen Anne, who used it to go against the Scottish Militia Act in 1707.
Professor Mark Elliot from Cambridge University and Gavin Phillipson also said:
“The Queen must not be placed in the acutely difficult position of having to choose between rejecting ministerial advice or vetoing – for the first time in 300 years – a bill surrounded by the most intense political controversy.”
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