THE TIMES: Brexit: Lawyers clash over role of Queen

  • Rodney Brazier

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Rodney Brazier, professor of constitutional law at Manchester University, argued that it would be unconstitutional for the Queen to refuse to follow the advice of her ministers. Ultimately, he said, the constitution dictated that the monarch must do what ministers advised her to do.

“Few actions more dangerous to the perceived and vital political neutrality of constitutional monarchy could be imagined,” Professor Brazier wrote, “than the Queen rejecting the government’s advice.”

He added that “the convention that the Queen acts on ministerial advice is based in democracy”.

Period5 Apr 2019

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  • TitleBrexit: Lawyers clash over role of Queen
    Media name/outletThe Times
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date5/04/19
    DescriptionRodney Brazier, professor of constitutional law at Manchester University, argued that it would be unconstitutional for the Queen to refuse to follow the advice of her ministers. Ultimately, he said, the constitution dictated that the monarch must do what ministers advised her to do.

    “Few actions more dangerous to the perceived and vital political neutrality of constitutional monarchy could be imagined,” Professor Brazier wrote, “than the Queen rejecting the government’s advice.”

    He added that “the convention that the Queen acts on ministerial advice is based in democracy”.
    URLhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brexit-lawyers-clash-over-role-of-queen-q3q9lqzjv
    PersonsRodney Brazier
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Keywords

  • Brexit
  • constitutional law