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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I will definitely give way to the hon. Member for Wallasey (Ms Eagle).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)There is, I am sorry to say, a stunning arrogance to that view. It fails to understand where sovereignty comes from. [Interruption.] I do indeed dare to say this, and I say it to…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)The law will be followed. We are a country that follows the rule of law and this Government assiduously follow constitutional conventions, unlike some other Members of this House.03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I have given way so many times and to many distinguished Members, and it is now time to come on to this extraordinary and unprecedented motion. Parliament is attempting to set…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)Sovereignty in this House comes from the British people. The idea that we can overrule 17.4 million people is preposterous, and the idea that our rules do not exist to protect the…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)No. We are going to have to wait for this informing and educating. We are all bating our breath for it, but I like to keep people on tenterhooks for the time being, because I wish…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. What is happening is a deliberate attempt to sow the seed for an extension long enough for a second referendum or simply to stop us leaving at…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)Mr Speaker, you will be glad to know that I am drawing gently to a close, and therefore I fear that time for interventions, except from my very old friend, the right hon. Member…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I understand that my hon. Friend wishes to intervene.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)My right hon. and learned Friend is very learned but his learning does not always lead him in the right direction. The Prorogation is completely routine. When I was first—and,…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)In due course, because we always like to hear from the hon. Gentleman, who informs and educates us when he speaks—03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)My hon. Friend is of course right. We report to the British people; they are our bosses.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)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)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)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)I give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford), who has been so patient.03 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe great thing to remember is that the self-employed are the entrepreneurs of the future. They are the ones who create the new businesses and new jobs. It is a fantastically…25 Jul 2019