Brexit vote not legally binding, Parliament should have final say – top lawyers

‘Parliament should have the final say on whether the UK will leave the European Union, more than 1,000 prominent British lawyers say in a letter to outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron.
The referendum was based on “misinterpretations of fact and promises that could not be delivered,” the letter says.
It argues the referendum result was merely advisory and lawmakers should have a free vote in Parliament before any British leader takes the decision to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty – the formal EU divorce procedure.’
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