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HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I will not give way to my fellow collaborator on revoking. I will support common market 2.0 and anything that resembles it, though I will not dwell on it further, as I have…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady will recall that the Prime Minister tried to dissuade the House from taking control of the business today by saying that if we did not do this, the Government would…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I am sorry, but I cannot give way. I would like to—I have been collaborating with the hon. Gentleman—but I must take notice of time. Under such a compromise, we would continue to…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)No, I will not. That is the basis on which I tabled motion (J), and I commend it to the House. Members may prefer a different motion; I shall vote for several. I think that we…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)I join those who have congratulated my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin) on giving us this opportunity. At last we are seeing, as we go along, that…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend may recall that the Maastricht treaty caused a little difficulty, on a cross-party basis, in the House. Had the Government been defeated by a motion…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes my right hon. Friend agree that it is actually a very novel proposition that the House should have to pass a law to effect Government policy in this way? Can he think of any…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend give way?27 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell) asked a serious question a moment ago about whether the Labour party would regard itself as bound to give support to any…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActGiven that the process could take a few days more, as my right hon. Friend clearly explains, does that not underline that we had better crack on with this on Wednesday? If the…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMy right hon. Friend has said that the Government are going to reject, or try to reject, the so-called Letwin amendment this evening but will then make Government time available…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose —25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilThe Prime Minister has accepted that the House will have so-called indicative votes to try to find whether there is a majority for a way forward, but she has twice declined to…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOn the Government’s commitment to avoid no deal, in line with the votes, my right hon. Friend has acceded that the Government do accept last week’s votes, which is in line with…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI have agreed with my right hon. Friend’s every word so far. He has just reached the key moment. As his amendment does not set out precisely the form that the indicative votes…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActAs my right hon. Friend has just indicated that the Government have something different in mind from the proposal of my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose —25 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs the Prime Minister says, this House has voted clearly to reject leaving with no deal and has voted clearly to seek an extension if her withdrawal agreement cannot get a…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extensionrose —20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionWe are sadly wandering around the point of how long and why we are having an extension, with Front Benchers on both sides, with respect, not being altogether clear. Are there not…20 Mar 2019