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HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionLike me, the right hon. Gentleman argued that we should leave the European Union, and I take seriously the case that he makes. I shall go on to say a little about the amendment…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am happy to give way to the hon. Gentleman.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe hon. Gentleman has a wonderful cheek in saying I was speaking about the events of last night when he sought to intervene on me in the very first second of my speech. Perhaps…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI have none, so I do not know what my right hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh) will ask me.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. The motion which stands in the name of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and which I will vote for this evening makes it clear…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionMy hon. Friend makes an admirable point, and I note that the Leader of the Opposition is not in his place today. I note also that in the point of order he made last night he did…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI want to make a little progress but will accept more interventions in due course. As a result of the House’s failure to agree to the deal the Prime Minister presented last night…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionNo! It is important that all of us in this House recognise that, as a result of the vote last night, there are no easy options, no attractive choices, left. I hope in the debate…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWhat I am not happy to do is to allow the time of this House, when there are so many other serious speakers who want to make their points, to be absorbed by repetitious and…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThank you very much for that generous encomium, Mr Speaker. I am always happy to debate with the SNP.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionNo. I think we have had more than enough from the collection of circus acts of the Scottish National party.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThat was revealing of the Scottish National party’s position: it wants to be in and then out, in the same way as it wants to be in the European Union but out of the common…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe hon. Lady makes an important point. Depending on how the House votes today, we may have an opportunity to vote on that proposition tomorrow. It is important is that we find…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe hon. Gentleman taxes me about stupidity. I will return to his comments in just a second. The key thing is that the proposition was different, but of course we did not secure…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionNo. The choices before this House as a result of the decision not to endorse the Prime Minister’s deal last night are unattractive, and I have laid out just how unattractive some…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI said before the hon. Gentleman was better than Jeremy Corbyn and he proved by his intervention that he is much, much better than Jeremy Corbyn. I do not agree with the hon.…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionNo.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThere is one thing that is better than Jeremy Corbyn, and that is the hon. Member for Hove (Peter Kyle).13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI am very happy to give way to the right hon. Member for Broxtowe (Anna Soubry).13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI will tell you one thing that is worse than Jeremy Corbyn, and that is the prospect of an independent Scotland with the gaggle of, as I said earlier, part-time partitionists in…13 Mar 2019