One of the features of parliamentary sovereignty is that the government answers to legislators, who have the right to question it regarding whatever they want – and Britain’s embattled Prime Minister May could face the wrath of her own MPs if she fails to address their Brexit concerns.
On November 13, British MPs asked the government to give them “full legal advice” on Brexit, refusing to accept Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington’s proposal to issue a “full, reasoned” statement laying out the government’s position.