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HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI have said that I am prepared to leave this job earlier than I intended to secure the right outcome for our country. When the Division bell rings in a few moments’ time, every…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionCan I say to the hon. Gentleman, as I have said to the House before, that if he looks at the economic analysis and the different types of Brexit that could take place, he will see…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionToday we can show that we can come together in the national interest. Today we can take a step forward together. This is a difficult day for Members right across the House. I am…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe deal that we have agreed and the arrangements and proposals that we have put forward absolutely apply to the 48% who voted remain, because they recognise the necessary balance…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I think that it should be a matter of profound regret to every Member of this House that once again we have been unable to support leaving the…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am sorry, I forget of course that the Scottish National party always has a different view on this, because it wants to stay in the EU, it wants to stay in the common…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThis House, across all parties, voted for a referendum. This House, across all parties, voted to trigger article 50.29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe Government have given the Scottish Government extra powers, and they are not using them—except, of course, the power to increase taxes in Scotland more than in the United…29 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI was absolutely clear when I became Prime Minister that we want a country that works for everyone. Our modern industrial strategy is exactly aimed at ensuring that we are…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI assure my hon. Friend, having recently visited north-east Lincolnshire, that we all enjoy our visits there and seeing the many opportunities across the economy. He talked about…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman has raised a very important point, and he speaks on this issue from personal experience. He is absolutely right. We need to ensure that people are aware of the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, the hon. Lady should do more to welcome the action that this Government have taken on that issue. Secondly, she will have noted that clean growth is one of the challenges…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend not only for his question but for bringing Professor Tim Briggs to see me. When Professor Briggs came to see me, he did raise this issue of spreading the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman raises a very important point about the considerable benefits that these city deals can bring in bringing together provision by both government at all…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this very important issue. He has also reminded people that it was a Conservative Prime Minister who was one of the first world…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman raises a very important issue. He mentioned the number of his constituents who are living with dementia. Across all our constituencies, there are increasing…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend references leaving on WTO terms. Of course, what I want—what I think is right and what the Government consider right for the United Kingdom—is for us to be able to…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Conservative party has a complaints process that deals with complaints of Islamophobia and of any other sort against councillors or other members of the party. It is…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt is a matter of international law that the date of the UK’s exit has been changed. The purpose of the SI this evening is to reflect that change in domestic law. Should the SI…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsIf the hon. Lady wants to ensure that we are able to deliver on the overall vote of the referendum in a way that protects jobs, our Union and our security, and in a way that is…27 Mar 2019