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HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThe best thing we can all do for the institutions of our country and the respect in which they are held is to deliver on the mandate of the people and get Brexit done.…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI thank the hon. Lady so much. I think I can explain exactly what I mean, because I believe that the continuing failure to deliver on the mandate of the people has greatly…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateAs I have said several times, the court did not impugn in any way the Government’s motives. It is open to test what the hon. Gentleman says in a general election, if he wants.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI thank the hon. Lady and appreciate the sincerity with which she makes her point, but I must say that it is my strong belief that if we fail to get Brexit done the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateIf the hon. Gentleman would study my statement, he will see exactly what I meant. My views are shared, by the way, by the Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls, who I…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThe people of Scotland were promised it was a once-in-a-generation referendum, and we must respect that promise.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThe real contrast is between the Conservative party, the democratic party, which wants to honour the will of the people, and the Labour party, which is trying to obstruct Brexit…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateWith your leave, Mr Speaker, I will keep my answers pretty staccato from now on, because I have answered these points quite a lot. If people care about their constituents—it is…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI think that everyone has to reflect on their use of language. On the other hand, we must get Brexit done. I say in all candour that we must make sure that we end this national…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateMy right hon. Friend speaks of what he knows, because he has done so much to attract investment to this country, and there is a huge amount to come if, as he rightly says, this…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI must respectfully disagree with the point that the hon. Gentleman makes. As far as I am concerned, the Government have treated the court with great respect and we intend to…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateObviously I would prefer a deal, and I hope I could count on the hon. Gentleman’s support if we were to get one. As for my desperate pleas for an election, actually I am not…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateAll I can say is that what I think every Member of the House would like to see, and what our constituents would certainly like to see, is the maximum efficiency in government. The…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThe best thing for those companies, as the Leader of the Opposition shouts from a sedentary position, is to get a deal and not to enfeeble the Government’s negotiating position by…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI must humbly accept the criticism of the right hon. Lady, whom I have come to admire over many years, particularly for her campaigns on the Kurds, the environment and many other…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateNo.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me occasion to remind him that this Government are massively increasing investment in the NHS—another £34 billion. The policy to…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman could easily test that proposition if he had the gumption to go for a general election or a vote of no confidence, which he is failing to do.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI am afraid the straight answer is no. I must repeat the humility with which we approach the judgment of the Supreme Court and, indeed, the Supreme Court itself but, on the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateObviously I congratulate Nissan on what it is doing and on its stunning manufacturing performance, and we are working very hard to protect supply chains, not just for Nissan but…25 Sept 2019