Lord Adonis to push for ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit at Shrewsbury public meeting

The former cabinet minister and peer, will be speaking at the event at University Centre Shrewsbury on Friday, September 14.

Organised by Open Britain Shrewsbury, the meeting is free to attend and organisers say it is designed to "inform and encourage debate".

According to Open Britain, Lord Adonis will use the meeting explain why he believes there should be a people's vote on the government's Brexit deal.

Open Britain Shrewsbury chairman, Andrew Bannerman said: “We are thrilled Lord Adonis is taking time out of his busy schedule to travel to Shrewsbury to debate Brexit with the people of Shropshire.

"It has become clearer in recent weeks how complex and challenging the Brexit proposals are, and we all look forward to hearing from someone with experience at the heart of government and involved in the current parliamentary developments, who can help inform us, whether our instinct is to leave to take a different direction, or stay in the EU and renew our role as a leading player.

“We are part of a rapidly growing national grassroots mass movement fostering debate and rational assessment of the options the UK has – based on evidence and verified data, in this age when we are bombarded with information, much of it wrong.

"We are demanding a people’s vote towards the end of the negotiations, so that the people can give their opinion on the deal reached by the government, to reach a clear decision on the best way forward for our country, and in the meantime we are urging all voters to engage in the issues and seek out sources of information that can be trusted.”

People wishing to attend can get free tickets by visiting eventbrite.com/e/brexit-lord-adonis-on-why-we-need-a-peoples-vote-tickets-49524096907