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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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

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|+The MPs and peers in the group{{cite web|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404193127/https://righttovote.co.uk/people/|url=https://righttovote.co.uk/people/|title=Our People|publisher=Right to Vote|url-status=dead}}

colspan=2 | NameConstituencycolspan=2 | AffiliationFirst elected

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Phillip LeeFile:Official portrait of Dr Phillip Lee crop 2.jpgBracknellstyle="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; padding: 2px" |Liberal Democrat6 May 2010

|Chair

Dominic GrieveFile:Official portrait of Mr Dominic Grieve crop 2.jpgBeaconsfieldstyle="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; padding: 2px" |Independent1 May 1997

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Sam GyimahFile:Official portrait of Mr Sam Gyimah crop 2.jpgEast Surreystyle="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; padding: 2px" |Liberal Democrat6 May 2010

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Justine GreeningFile:Official portrait of Justine Greening crop 2.jpgPutneystyle="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; padding: 2px" |Independent5 May 2005

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{{sortname|Heidi|Allen}}File:Official portrait of Heidi Allen crop 2.jpgSouth Cambridgeshirestyle="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; padding: 2px" |Liberal Democrats7 May 2015

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{{sortname|Anna|Soubry}}File:Official portrait of Anna Soubry crop 2.jpgBroxtowestyle="background-color: {{party color|Change UK}}; padding: 2px" |The Independent Group for Change6 May 2010

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{{sortname|Sarah|Wollaston}}File:Official portrait of Dr Sarah Wollaston crop 2.jpgTotnesstyle="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats}}; padding: 2px" |Liberal Democrats6 May 2010

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Guto BebbFile:Official portrait of Guto Bebb crop 2.jpgAberconwystyle="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; padding: 2px" |Independent6 May 2010

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Lord WillettsFile:David_Willetts_Royal_Society.jpgN/Astyle="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; padding: 2px" |ConservativeN/A

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Baroness AltmannFile:Dr_Ros_Altman.jpgN/Astyle="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; padding: 2px" |ConservativeN/A

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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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