Right to Vote
{{Short description|British Conservative-affiliated group}}
{{about|the group|the right to vote in general|Right to vote}}
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| name = Right to Vote
| image = Right_to_Vote_logo.jpg
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| founders = Heidi Allen
Baroness Altmann
Guto Bebb
Justine Greening
Dominic Grieve
Sam Gyimah
Phillip Lee
Anna Soubry
Lord Willetts
Sarah Wollaston{{cite letter||archivedate=4 April 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404201125/https://cdn.righttovote.co.uk/assets/righttovote-PMletter19thMarch.pdf|url-status=live|first=Phillip |last=Lee |recipient=Theresa May|subject=Letter to the Prime Minister from Dr Phillip Lee MP |date=2019-03-19 |url=https://cdn.righttovote.co.uk/assets/righttovote-PMletter19thMarch.pdf||publisher=Right to Vote|format=pdf |accessdate=2019-04-04}}
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| formation = 17 January 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0c22783|title='Right to Vote' Campaign Launch|publisher=BBC News|access-date=24 January 2020}}
| dissolved = May 2019
| leader_title = Chair
| leader_name = Phillip Lee
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| website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20190506223731/https://righttovote.co.uk/|righttovote.co.uk}}
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{{Brexit sidebar}}
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.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
Right to Vote was founded in the aftermath of the UK government losing the first meaningful vote on its withdrawal agreement with the EU.{{cite news|last = Cowburn|first = Ashley|date = 17 January 2019|title = Brexit: Conservative MPs launch push for fresh referendum as one admits 'we created this mess'|url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-news-second-referendum-conservatives-theresa-may-deal-peoples-vote-tories-a8732411.html|newspaper = The Independent|access-date = 2019-01-20}}
Members
Disbanded
In summer 2019, the Right To Vote campaign folded, with the group subsequently deleting their website.{{cn|date=August 2022}} Both groups formally disbanded in January 2020.{{cite tweet |author=Young Conservatives for a People's Vote |user=YoungTories4PV |number=1223391901593808903 |date=31 January 2020 |title=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 |language=en |access-date=11 January 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://righttovote.co.uk/}}
Category:Brexit-related advocacy groups in the United Kingdom