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HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI think the best way to show our trust in the people is to repay their trust in us by honouring their mandate and delivering on the verdict of the people. That is what we should…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI certainly did not mean to dismiss anybody’s concerns, let alone her own. I recognise, as I think I said in my opening statement, that this is an issue that has aroused deep…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementNo, it certainly is not.19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI see my distinguished friends in the Democratic Unionist party accepting this good news, as is their customary way. There are many advantages to be had. On the point made by the…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementAs the hon. Lady knows, the arrangements envisaged for Northern Ireland in this deal lapse automatically, and the default position is full alignment with the UK in every respect,…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI thank my right hon. Friend for her point. She is absolutely right: this is the moment for Parliament and people to yoke arms, come together, and get this thing done. That is…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementDiolch yn fawr, Mr Speaker. I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who speaks for Wales, as ever. It is a great deal for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI thank my right hon. Friend for what he has said, and he is indeed correct. I do believe that this excellent deal dispels the doubts of many people about what this country could…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI am afraid that the hon. Lady is not correct in what she says. The new deal does absolutely nothing to remove protections from workers or from the environment. On the contrary,…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI am full of respect for the contributions that my right hon. Friend has made on this subject over many, many years. I did not mean in any way to exclude him or to say that he had…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementThere was a lot enthusiasm in that response. The right hon. Gentleman was a little bit churlish in his response to my statement, because after all I did not mention England and I…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI am making a valid point, which is that in Brussels my right hon. and learned Friend’s message has not really been perfectly understood, because they are continuing with a large…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI am sure the right hon. Gentleman and his colleagues will want to join me in congratulating the England rugby team on their 40-16 victory over Australia—19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI wish to agree with at least part of my right hon. and learned Friend’s analysis, because he says that there is scepticism across the continent about federalism and the desire to…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am very grateful to you, the House of Commons staff, and everybody who has put themselves out and given up their time for the debate today. It…19 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit DealThis is a statement, for the purposes of Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act (No. 2) 2019, that the United Kingdom has concluded an agreement with the European Union…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementMr Speaker, I am grateful. No one believes in lowering standards. Instead, we believe in improving them, as indeed we will be able to do, and seizing the opportunities of our new…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementMr Speaker, I want to begin by echoing what you have just said and expressing my gratitude to all Members of the House for assembling on a Saturday for the first time in 37 years,…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementIt seems to me that the right hon. Lady may conceivably have made up her mind about the 535 pages that she has in her hand before she scrutinised every word of the text. I am a…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementThe right hon. Gentleman, for whom I have a high regard, is, I think, one of those who believes that we should delay further in the EU. I do not believe that. I think we should…19 Oct 2019