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HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI think my right hon. Friend agrees with me that no Government in the 28 member states wishes to have a British election to the European Parliament in the course of any process,…14 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am going to be very brief—as brief as I can be. I have already taken longer than I intended. The argument is that these matters were settled by the referendum, but one of the…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. When the arrangements for this week were announced, my understanding was that the Government were saying that if they lost the vote on their…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European Unionrose —13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionAs my hon. Friend knows, I never said that I would change my lifelong opinions on the strength of one opinion poll. If I fight an election and urge the case for a Conservative…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European Unionrose —13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI agree with my right hon. and learned Friend entirely. I have no idea why the Government thought it necessary to put the second half of the motion on the Order Paper. I have been…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionMy right hon. and learned Friend and I do not agree on referendums, but we agree on practically everything else. As he is a close political ally and a good friend of mine, I shall…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am being drawn outside this debate. The best deals with other countries are achieved through the EU—that is the basis on which British Government have proceeded for years—and it…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWe have 16 days left. The hon. Gentleman and I have tabled an amendment that faces up to something that I think very few Members are facing up to. I have discovered in a fortnight…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI really should get on. I am not a Front-Bench spokesman, and lots of people want to speak. I am tempted to give way and debate—I would like to— but, knowing myself, I know I…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionIt is almost three years since we had the referendum, and we have reached this extraordinary moment. Effectively, we are back to square one. There is absolutely no consensus…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionMy right hon. Friend keeps saying that when we reach 29 March, we will not leave unless we have a deal, and he has been considering the alternatives, because currently doing…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOn the point that was concerning the right hon. Member for Broxtowe (Anna Soubry), can the Secretary of State confirm that it is the Government’s position that we are ruling out…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWill the Secretary of State give way?13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementMay I sincerely congratulate my right hon. Friend the Chancellor on keeping his head while all around are losing theirs? I am sure that he would have liked to have delivered a…13 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActWhat I put to the Leader of the Opposition was that the only things we are settling today with this vote are the deal we have on citizens’ rights, the money we owe and the Irish…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, I rather agree with him on the broad principles he sets out for our final aspirations and long-term goals, and indeed I voted with him in this…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMy right hon. Friend just said that, if she manages to get her withdrawal agreement approved by this House, she does not want the next stage of serious negotiations about our…12 Mar 2019HANSARDShamima Begum and Other CasesI think it is well established international law that one does not take away the citizenship from even one’s most unpleasant fellow citizens if it will leave them stateless. I…11 Mar 2019