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HANSARD G7 SummitThe sad truth is that there are many Members in this House, I am afraid including the right hon. Gentleman, who simply want to block Brexit. That is the truth. That is the…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitActually, as I told my right hon. Friend this morning, Chancellor Merkel was making an elementary point, which is that we could easily do a deal within 30 days, and we certainly…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitMr Speaker, I think they are wilfully closing their ears to the reality that our friends and partners are increasingly seeing the possibilities of an agreement. Again, I quote…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitThank you, Mr Speaker. That is why I wrote to President Tusk on 19 August to set out our arguments why any future agreement must include the abolition of the anti-democratic…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitBefore I begin my statement, I am sure that the whole House will join me in remembering that this country entered the second world war 80 years ago today. It is of course true…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitBritain is on the verge of taking back control of our trade policy, as I said. [ Interruption. ] On the verge. We could achieve even more in our trade with the United States by…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitI am grateful to the right hon. Lady, but I do not comment on leaks. As I say, I saw the story on the front of the Telegraph this morning. It seemed to me wholly implausible,…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitI thank the hon. Gentleman for the support that he gives to our campaign and the UK cause of 12 years of quality education for every girl in the world, and indeed, I thank members…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitI would just make one point: before we began our efforts, it was common ground with the EU27 that every dot and comma of the withdrawal agreement was immutable and could not be…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitNo, it was not. I do not know what happened to my right hon. Friend and his Morris Minor, but we intend to do a much better deal in Brussels over the next few weeks.03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitScots did not swallow that argument in 2014— [Interruption.] No, they rejected it by a thumping majority. They could see that they were better off together with the rest of the…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitI can, and the surest way to deliver Brexit with a deal is to vote with the Government, both tonight and tomorrow.03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitWe are working with all sectors, including automotive supply chains, to protect their interests, but of course the best way to ensure that we do not have a no-deal Brexit is to…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitYes, indeed there is time, and we have gone over that thoroughly. I am delighted by my hon. Friend’s confidence; she speaks as someone well-acquainted with the ways of Brussels…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitI think my hon. Friend can take it that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitI will tell you why, Mr Speaker. It is because the alternative is more delay, more chaos, more confusion and uncertainty for British business, and the infinite protraction of UK…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitMy hon. Friend is completely right. We need time to get this deal over the line. The crucial summit will be on 17 October—that is when the deal is generally expected to be…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitThe hon. Lady has been very valiant on this issue for many years, and I support and agree with her. After 45 years of EU membership—the institution has changed radically since the…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitMy right hon. Friend puts his finger on the issue. If we fail to deliver Brexit, we risk incurring a fatal lack of trust not just in the major parties—in all parties—but in our…03 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitI thank the hon. Lady, and I know she has been a long-standing campaigner for peace in Northern Ireland. However, I must respectfully say to her that, actually, it is the backstop…03 Sept 2019