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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I will, of course, give way to the hon. and learned Lady.03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)As Parliament is not being shut down—cannot be shut down—I could not be aware of plans to do something that is not happening, so the hon. Gentleman is simply wrong.03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I can say, both personally and as bound by collective responsibility, that I am in favour of a deal.03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford), who has been so patient.03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)We must allow other Members to speak. I see that time’s wingèd chariot is speeding away, and therefore I must get on to the separation of powers. [ Interruption. ] Well, if the…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)There is so much to say and so little time, and others want to speak. This motion is extraordinary in a number of ways.03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)They do not like losing referendums and never accepted the result. I must come back to the constitutional issue, because this motion risks subverting Parliament’s proper role in…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)The hon. Gentleman knows the procedures of this House only too well. He knows that we are about to go, in some cases, to the seaside for party conferences—in the case of my party,…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I understand that my right hon. Friend wishes to intervene.03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)My hon. Friend is absolutely right; it would make the negotiations that much harder. Let us now turn to the substance of what we are debating. Ostensibly, the purpose of the Bill…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I will definitely give way to the hon. Member for Wallasey (Ms Eagle).03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)On 16 August, I was at Lords watching a game of cricket, unless it was one of the days when it rained. On the WTO issue, our trade with the United States on WTO terms—I know that…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I am sorry to say that the most obvious understanding of the ordinary use of the English language, which normally the hon. and learned Lady is pretty good at, makes it quite clear…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I must confess that I am surprised by my right hon. and learned Friend’s astonishment because I have been making the case for WTO rules for some time. It has been a sensible way…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)My hon. Friend makes a brilliant and incisive point and is absolutely right. We need to examine what is being put forward to the House and to consider the concerning and odd fact…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)If people were carrying out discussions without candour, I would not know about them so would not be able to tell the hon. Gentleman whether they had happened. I carry out all my…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)Because I simply disagree with the hon. Lady—there would have to be a political desire to impose a hard border, and neither the United Kingdom nor the Government of the Republic…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)The deal is dreadful, which is why the Prime Minister is getting a better one—if only the House would let him. However, this is irregular, both in terms of the approach to…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, brought to us by my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin) and to follow the Leader of Her Majesty’s…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I do not wish to be pedantic, but one of the constitutional niceties is that we are Her Majesty’s Government, not mine, and we are led by my right hon. Friend the Member for…03 Sept 2019