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HANSARDEU Trade Agreements: Roll-overDespite the existing architecture, despite not needing to reinvent the wheel, despite not starting from zero—we could just follow the work the European Union has done—and despite…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)The right hon. Gentleman boasts that the backstop has gone. Of course, there is no need for the backstop now, given that the UK Government have capitulated on the customs union…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the House (Saturday 19 October)I’m only 49!17 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldThe hon. Gentleman mentions referendums. May I give him the good news—the breaking news, in fact—that the First Minister of Scotland has announced from Aberdeen that there will be…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldThe right hon. and learned Gentleman is absolutely right. We can see the desperation on the Conservative Benches for a cut-and-run general election. They know very well that the…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the Worldrose—15 Oct 2019HANSARD Business StatementThe UK Parliament has an international reputation for hardly being able to run a bath as run a Brexit. Today is Tuesday and the UK Parliament cannot tell us if we are sitting on…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Imprisonment of Catalan LeadersOppression everywhere has a long history of always being legal. We know that, and that statement was made by my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant) earlier. I…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldI am grateful to the right hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way. Is he as amazed as I am with the quasi-religious, mystic veneration that the Brexiteers have developed for 31…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldAs the Secretary of State has just said, those are the priorities of people throughout the United Kingdom, but studies in Scotland have shown that the place that will be most…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldThey are going to go down in flames.15 Oct 2019HANSARD Business StatementToday is Tuesday.15 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseSteady on!26 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseGod bless you, Mr Speaker. I add my voice to that of the right hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening) and make a plea for the Refugees (Family Reunion) (No. 2) Bill, which is…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThis Brexit debacle is certainly an agent for change. Following on from the point made by my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry), the SNP…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerHow many fish lorries—fresh, frozen and vivier—are crossing the channel at the moment? If a no-deal Brexit comes along, how many fish lorries—fresh, frozen and vivier—can be…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionIt is very clear that the Prime Minister wants a cut-and-run general election. Surely, if he loses the vote that he has called tonight, as he has lost many other votes, the Prime…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillWith this Bill, the Chairman of the Select Committee is trying to prolong no damage until as far as 31 January. Make UK is absolutely correct that anything else but the current…04 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillGiven what the hon. Gentleman is trying to do and what he is saying, some of us are concerned that the Prime Minister is talking of a cut-and-run general election before the…04 Sept 2019