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"Mr Cameron may have promised a course of action that the government cannot legally fulfil. "

Parliament cannot bind Parliament. If push comes to shove the Supreme Court will find that Parliament can repeal the ECA and that overrides everything - it would be an implied repeal of any inconsistent legislation.

The interesting thing constitutionally is what if the Government invokes Art 50 but cannot repeal the ECA. I think that would be a confidence issue though.

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