‘The people have had their say!’ Fuming Brexiteer brands UK democracy a ‘DICTATORSHIP’

The angry rant comes as a panel and an audience came together to debate the Brexit ruling on BBC Two on Tuesday.

The audience member, Radha, branded the UK’s democracy a “dictatorship” on the Victoria Derbyshire programme before slamming Lib Dem MP Tom Brake, who appeared on the panel.

She said: “The judges have no right to interfere with the democratic wishes of the British electorate, let’s stop wasting time with Article 50 and get on with repealing the European Communities Act.

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The audience member ripped into Tom Brake over his stance on Brexit too

So every time we don’t like a result of an election or a referendum, we go back and try to undermine it, so what’s the difference between our democracy and a dictatorship?

Audience member Radha

“I think it’s all very good – yes we want the independence of the judiciary – however, we have had a referendum and the people have spoken.

“So every time we don’t like a result of an election or a referendum, we go back and try to undermine it, so what’s the difference between our democracy and a dictatorship?”

Turning her attention to Mr Brake, a Remain supporter, the audience member reminded him of how his Carshalton and Wellington constituency voted in the EU referendum.

BREXIT: Supreme Court Ruling
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Britain's most senior judges ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May does not have the power to trigger the formal process Article 50 for the UK's exit from the European Union without Parliament having a say.

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Issued by the Supreme Court of (top row, from the left) Lord Neuberger, Lord Mance, Lord Kerr, Lord Sumption, (bottom row, from the left) Lady Hale, Lord Clarke, Lord Wilson and Lord Hodge, who agreed with the majority decision that the Government could not trigger Article 50 without Parliamentary approval.

“I just wanted to talk about Tom Brake, because his constituency in London, most of his electorate voted to leave and he’s coming and saying that he wants to stay and he wants to fight against it.

“Aren’t you undermining democracy?”

The politician responded: “Members of Parliament are elected to represent their constituents but we are also entitled to hold our own view.”

The passionate Brexit backer’s outbursts came before Labour MP Owen Smith called for a second “ultra-democratic” EU referendum after he claimed MPs were “brave enough” to halt an EU divorce.

He said: “They [the Government] are prepared for us not for us to be in the single market, not to be in the customs union, for us to tumble out of the European Union into some fantasy world where they imagine we’re gong to strike global trade deals.”

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