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HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThe hon. Gentleman talks about paying for police; of course, we made more money available to police forces, and what did the Labour party do? Labour voted against that. […16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, because of course the position that the Leader of the Opposition took was that however good a deal for the United Kingdom the Government…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIf my right hon. Friend will bear with me, I will make some progress, as I understand that a significant number of Members have put in to speak. By putting forward this motion,…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIf my hon. Friend would just allow me one moment. It is barely 18 months since this country last went to the polls, in an election in which well over 80% of voters—almost 27…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIf the Father of the House would allow me, I did say to my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) that I would take him first.16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIf the hon. Gentleman had listened to what I said—it does help sometimes. We do not even know what position the Labour party would take on Brexit in an election. It is barely 18…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIf Members will just be a little patient, I have taken a number of interventions, so I will make a little progress. I will be generous in taking interventions; I think Members…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI said last night that we would be having discussions across the House. There are many different opinions in the House on the issue of how to deliver Brexit; indeed, there are…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. I note what he said and I am happy to carry on discussing with him the different views we have had on the European issue. It is…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that a general election would cause the sort of delay that I have just been talking about. He is also right in that we had a referendum in 2016,…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I shall speak about this later in my speech, but it is over the years since 2010, with Conservatives in government, that we have been able to…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThe hon. Gentleman has been present on many occasions when I have come to listen to and answer questions from the House. In fact, from October through to December, that amounted…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentWhat my right hon. Friend experienced last week was appalling. I understand that she has experienced other incidents more recently. I absolutely agree; everybody in this House…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI will give way to the right hon. Gentleman, and then I will conclude.16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThe point I made last night and have repeatedly made today is that I will be talking to people across this House—to my own colleagues, to the DUP and to other parties, as there…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentWe did see what was happening in terms of the financial crisis and its impact, but the Labour party in government had failed to take the steps to ensure that the country was in a…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am about to conclude, so I will not take any more interventions. We are living through a historic moment in our nation’s history. Following a referendum that divided our nation…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Governmentrose —16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI thought perhaps the right hon. Gentleman could just inform the House: how many seats in Westminster—how many Westminster MPs—did the SNP have before the 2017 election and how…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am pleased that the House has expressed its confidence in the Government tonight. I do not take this responsibility lightly, and my Government…16 Jan 2019