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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe hon. Gentleman shakes his head, but I can tell him for a fact that British business will never forgive the Conservative party for what it has done to business throughout the…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI completely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. Indeed, I observe that many of them held the most senior positions in government but, when the going got tough, found life was…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActIt is a genuine honour to follow the hon. Member for Redcar (Anna Turley). I have previously praised her and many of her Labour colleagues who represent seats that voted leave,…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI do indeed. Does it strike the hon. Gentleman as being quite perverse that the very people invited to Chequers were the very people who, in December, sought a motion of no…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActWill the hon. Gentleman give way?25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI just wish to confirm everything that the right hon. Gentleman has said about how he started off believing in the delivery of Brexit, and indeed continues to do so. His…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose—25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe right hon. and learned Gentleman will have listened with great care to what the Minister for the Cabinet Office said about the Government’s alternative if amendment (a) fails…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose —25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe right hon. Gentleman is being very generous with his time, but can he help us with this? Is it the Government’s plan that those votes will relate to the withdrawal agreement,…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose—25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI can say on behalf of a lot of right hon. and hon. Members that I was proud to march with the People’s Vote—the 1 million people from all over the United Kingdom, of all…25 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo one in Broxtowe wants the British Army to leave the Chetwynd barracks, especially as we are so proud of our association with the Sappers—the Royal Engineers—but we understand…25 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionDoes the right hon. Gentleman share the frustration of many of us when more hon. Members voted against no deal—the original Spelman amendment—than voted for the Brady amendment?…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionI do not know whether the hon. Gentleman was in the House on, I think, Monday when the Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, the hon. Member for Spelthorne…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs the Prime Minister has told us, she is today seeking a short and one-off extension to article 50. Last Thursday, her deputy Prime Minister told this House at that Dispatch Box…20 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that very good point of order from the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford), Mr Speaker, would it be in order for us all to be here on Saturday…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionMy right hon. Friend—she will remain my friend, and she is a great friend of this House, who speaks with great authority and good sense—has, in the past, talked about shabby deals…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionThe right hon. and learned Gentleman is being very generous in giving way. I am sure he is aware, though it may have escaped his note, that the Chancellor of the Duchy of…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionAs ever, the right hon. and learned Gentleman makes a powerful speech. He has given a description of what he would have expected the Prime Minister to do in the circumstances;…20 Mar 2019