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HANSARDUK-EU SummitSubject to the Court!20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWe genuinely get on. Come on, what is the answer?20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I regret that in an earlier exchange the Prime Minister, who is still in his place, may have inadvertently misled the House. The point…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitSubject to the ECJ! [ Interruption. ]20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe most pernicious part of this deal is dynamic alignment, by which we become an automatic rule-taker from the European Union. Labour has been briefing journalists that we have…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitOf course it is European law—20 May 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransLabour could have appealed those judgments to the Supreme Court but chose not to. Labour MPs and peers have already voted for this barmy process in the Joint Committee on Human…19 May 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransA group of Army veterans who feel totally let down by this Government have started a parliamentary petition entitled “Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions”, which…19 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to contribute to this important debate on the forthcoming UK-EU summit next Monday. As someone who has, I hope the House will…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe hon. Lady pre-empts me. If she will give me a moment, I will get to fishing very shortly. The TCA—part 2, heading 5—contains transition arrangements relating to fishing. In…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitYes!13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitIn a second—the bourgeoisie will have to wait. While our sovereign rights are enshrined in both the TCA itself and wider maritime law, we have yet to see the final details of…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitIn a moment. While we were in the customs union, it was possible to negotiate those agreements only collectively via the auspices of the EU. That is a fundamental difference. It…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitMy hon. Friend will well remember that during the referendum a booklet was circulated to every household in the United Kingdom, which famously said: “This is your decision. The…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU Summitrose —13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitIf the hon. Lady will let me finish this point, I promise I will do so, but I want to enjoy this bit. We now have the delightful visage of our ambassador to the United States, one…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitOn that point, will the hon. Gentleman give way?13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU Summitrose—13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe whole House will have noted that the hon. Member clearly failed to rule out a second referendum, because he did not much like the result of the first one. May I ask him this…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI think it is fair to say that in the years I have been here generally most people have known what I believed in, but is the reason the hon. Gentleman is so incredibly angry this…13 May 2025