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Soft Brexit votes push may trigger general election, says UK's Barclay

( March 24, 2019, 16:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A proposal by lawmakers to hold 'indicative votes' on Wednesday on an alternative form of Brexit may compel the government to hold a general election, if the outcome ran contrary to the Conservative Party's previous manifesto commitments, Brexit secretary Steve Barclay told the BBC. "Ultimately at its logical conclusion the risk of a general election increases because you potentially have a situation where parliament is instructing the executive to do something that is counter to what it was elected to do," he said.Statement attached....

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