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HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI recognise the passion with which the hon. Lady has made the point about her constituency, but time and again I am asked questions in the Chamber the implication of which is to…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe hon. Lady says yes to that. I have to say to her that it would not be respecting the result of the referendum, and that 80% of the votes cast in the last general election were…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI have made my views on this issue clear on a number of occasions in this Chamber. There are those who are talking about a confirmatory vote on the deal, and including on that…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionAs I have said on a number of occasions, simply extending article 50 does not resolve the issue of the decision that the House will have to make. When the time comes, it will be…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWe put forward proposals on how we could achieve that some months ago, and there will of course be a debate on the balance between alignment and checks when we come to the next…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right in saying that the Government have been very clear throughout all this that we believe that the best route for the United Kingdom is to leave…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWe have negotiated a deal with the European Union that is very clear on the issue of no tariffs. It is open to Members of this House, with the changes that will be brought back…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. Our party campaigned to respect the result of the referendum and the Labour party campaigned saying that it would respect the result…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWhat we have seen, of course, is that, yes, the House voted in the way the hon. Gentleman indicated, but we are now working with the European Union. We will bring changes agreed…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI am grateful to my right hon. Friend. My view on this is very simple. First, I do not want to see an extension— [Interruption.] Yes, it is very simple. Secondly, were there to be…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe right hon. Lady talks about acting in the national interest. At every stage of this, the national interest has been the focus of the work that I have been doing. That is why I…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy right hon. and learned Friend says that there are diverse views around this House and that there has been no indication, therefore, why the withdrawal agreement was rejected.…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionObviously, I recognise that my right hon. Friend feels very strongly about these issues. I want to see us able to deliver on the result of the referendum and to do that in what I…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy hon. Friend raises a number of points about the Bill proposed by the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. Given the commitments the Government have made…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI have been very clear that I want the work we are currently doing to ensure that we get a deal that can command the support of this House. What I said in my statement is that if…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionIn fact, there has not been the suggestion that the arrangements in the backstop are unworkable. What there has been in the discussions with the European Union is an acceptance of…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI say to the right hon. Gentleman yet again that he talks about firmly ruling out a no-deal option and there are only two alternatives to no deal: one is to revoke article 50 and…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe right hon. Gentleman made various references to the discussions with the European Union. He asked why the meaningful vote was not being brought back this week, or before the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionOf course, we have the framework for that long-term relationship with the European Union set out in the political declaration—that is the set of instructions to the negotiators…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionLet me say to the hon. Lady that 17.4 million people voted to leave the EU and that is what we will do.26 Feb 2019