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HANSARD Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe Environmentindicated assent .26 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe EnvironmentI gently say to the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) that it is not for any Member of this House to determine whether another Member can talk about…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThe Prime Minister is not serious; he needs to understand that actions have consequences. Even my five-year-old knows that if you do something wrong, you have to say sorry. If my…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I fear that the public watching today will perhaps take the view that this House does not take sufficiently seriously threats of violence. Earlier…25 Sept 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)The hon. Gentleman cannot be surprised that the Liberal Democrats are a party that wishes to stop Brexit. In a general election, where we will stand to secure a Liberal Democrat…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)The hon. Gentleman might do well to pay rather more attention to his constituents in Cheltenham and what they would like to see happen. In answer to his point, of course Liberal…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)Thank you, Mr Speaker. I appreciate that others in the House would like the Liberal Democrats to be silenced, but that will not happen on my watch, because we are crystal clear on…09 Sept 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I express thanks from those on the Liberal Democrat Benches for your decade of service in the Chair. Very often, to those outside,…09 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Rule of Law)It is astonishing that we are even having a debate about whether a Prime Minister is going to adhere to the rule of law. Let us just think about that for a minute or let it sink…09 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Rule of Law)That is absolute nonsense. As the right hon. Gentleman well knows, our views on Brexit differ intensely. I think that the EU, in good faith, is likely to respond positively to a…09 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Rule of Law)I want to make some progress. If an extension were not granted and we were in the days running up to 31 October, there would be a choice to be made. I am very clear about the…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)It is a delight to follow the right hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Sir Alan Duncan), who made a thoughtful contribution to this debate in this important time for Parliament,…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)It is very clear that the Government should release that report, and they have been instructed to do so by this House. I want to scotch the myth that the Prime Minister is putting…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister’s response to the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) was appalling. An apology was required, rather than some kind of justification that there is ever any…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI want to say thank you to the MPs in different parts of the House who worked so hard on the Bill that we all passed tonight. It is that cross-party working—putting party interest…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionIt should be no surprise to the hon. Lady that the Liberal Democrats want to stop Brexit. We have been crystal clear on stopping Brexit. For all our different views in different…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI have already given way. On the terms of the negotiation, the Prime Minister says that he now cannot do this negotiation because we are taking no deal off the table, but we know…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI have given way. The Prime Minister has said that we will get a great deal. Well, now he has the job. That is the job: go and get a great deal. But he knows that he was just…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI have already given way to somebody on the Government Benches. I am going to say what I have to say. The way I think that this is best resolved is by putting this issue to the…04 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitThe Prime Minister has lost his majority, with my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (Dr Lee) joining the Liberal Democrats. Doctors like him tell me that they want to stop…03 Sept 2019