Right to Vote was formed in January 2019 as a group of Conservative MPs and peers who advocated holding a second referendum on Brexit. In summer 2019, the group folded.[citation needed]

Right to Vote
Formation17 January 2019[1]
FoundersHeidi Allen
Baroness Altmann
Guto Bebb
Justine Greening
Dominic Grieve
Sam Gyimah
Phillip Lee
Anna Soubry
Lord Willetts
Sarah Wollaston[2]
DissolvedMay 2019
Chair
Phillip Lee[2]
Websiterighttovote.co.uk

Right to Vote was founded in the aftermath of the UK government losing the first meaningful vote on its withdrawal agreement with the EU.[3]

Members

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The MPs and peers in the group[4]
Name Constituency Affiliation First elected Role
Phillip Lee   Bracknell Liberal Democrat 6 May 2010 Chair
Dominic Grieve   Beaconsfield Independent 1 May 1997
Sam Gyimah   East Surrey Liberal Democrat 6 May 2010
Justine Greening   Putney Independent 5 May 2005
Heidi Allen   South Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats 7 May 2015
Anna Soubry   Broxtowe The Independent Group for Change 6 May 2010
Sarah Wollaston   Totnes Liberal Democrats 6 May 2010
Guto Bebb   Aberconwy Independent 6 May 2010
Lord Willetts   N/A Conservative N/A
Baroness Altmann   N/A Conservative N/A

Disbanded

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In summer 2019, the Right To Vote campaign folded, with the group subsequently deleting their website.[citation needed] Both groups formally disbanded in January 2020.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "'Right to Vote' Campaign Launch". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Phillip (2019-03-19). "Letter to the Prime Minister from Dr Phillip Lee MP" (pdf). Letter to Theresa May. Right to Vote. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  3. ^ Cowburn, Ashley (17 January 2019). "Brexit: Conservative MPs launch push for fresh referendum as one admits 'we created this mess'". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  4. ^ "Our People". Right to Vote. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ Young Conservatives for a People's Vote [@YoungTories4PV] (31 January 2020). "We existed for just 16 months, but achieved so much beyond our wildest dreams. We marched, we protested, we rallied, we petitioned and fought the good fight. None of what we achieved would have been possible without our members and supporters. You're all amazing! 🇪🇺 https://t.co/vLcHRHnwD3" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 January 2021 – via Twitter.
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