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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThat is a very good point. Those cases happened before we came into the European Union, and they invade the very concept of the constitutionality of this country and of other…08 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIn conclusion, I will simply say that I entirely endorse what my right hon. Friend has said, as indeed I endorse what my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford…08 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I just wanted to clarify one thing. Labour Front Benchers and the whole Labour party—with few exceptions, if any—voted against the repeal…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillDuring the transitional period, laws will be made in the European Union that we will be expected to obey. Does my right hon. Friend agree, however, that clauses 29 and 38—one of…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillVery, very good!07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?07 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillHaving listened to what has just been said, I am bound to say that it is a complete inversion of what leaving the European Union is all about. The European Union is utterly…20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am grateful for that comment, Mr Deputy Speaker, because I agree with it. I will only say, with every fibre of my being, that the European Union has done no good to this…20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillAnd by the former Minister as well. We were overridden by Europe. This Parliament was treated with contempt. The regulation was imposed despite the fact that we were completely…20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI agree with every word that my hon. Friend has said. For me, this has been a long journey. My first amendment on the question of sovereignty was in June 1986 during the Single…20 Dec 2019HANSARD Valedictory DebateAs the right hon. Lady knows, she and I came into Parliament on the same day—I think it was 3 May 1984—both in by-elections. I simply want to say what a pleasure it has been to be…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillMy hon. Friend referred to the possibility of holding elections in schools. He might know what I am about to say. In his great constituency, there is a school called Stonyhurst…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI have just heard reference to the European ideal, and I would be grateful if my hon. Friend told me whether he has any evidence of what that really means. Has he ever heard…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election Billindicated assent.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI will not give way for a very simple reason, which is that both hon. Gentlemen have consistently tried to obstruct Brexit for the most specious and completely unacceptable…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI very much applaud the Prime Minister for the stand that he has taken continuously over the past months. He is doing the right thing for the right reason. Furthermore, I have…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillHa, ha—well, I must say I find that very amusing, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for saying it. The name that this Parliament has now acquired and deserves—the Purgatory…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThat is absolutely right. Over the centuries, Parliaments have acquired their own names. For example, we have had the Barebones Parliament, the Rump Parliament and the Addled…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillAbsolutely, and of course that legislation was cobbled together for the very simple reason that they wanted to keep in with the Liberal Democrats. That was the real purpose of the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillIndeed. It is when sunset comes to an end that Dracula comes out of his crypt. I am not referring to my right hon. Friend, of course. What I am saying, however, is that the…29 Oct 2019