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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI almost wish that was true—that the debate had been about sovereignty and the great things this country could do. All I ever saw was the disgusting and nauseating posters about…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActAbsolutely; I did get that correspondence from the Prime Minister. I do not know why we are even trying to debate and contest the fact as it has been said by the Prime Minister…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI share an office with the Deputy First Minister; I have seen some of the things he has had to deal with and some of the consequences there would be for Scotland. I do not think…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI will make a bit of progress, then give way to the hon. Gentleman because I quite like him too. We returned one Member of Parliament with a mandate to fulfil an EU referendum.…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActThere we go.10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActMay I start by saying to the Secretary of State that we were all distressed when we heard the news of his son’s accident over Christmas, and we wish him all the best for his…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI do not think I heard the hon. Gentleman say that this change will apply to young people in his constituency as they try possibly to make their lives in Europe. That was all I…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI have already given way to the hon. Gentleman. I am conscious that I am taking up a lot of time, so I will make a bit of progress. What happens next? That is the really…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI give way to the chief Brexiteer, the newly sirred John Redwood.10 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business for next week. I join the tributes to Lord Ashdown and Lord Foster, congratulate Sir Roy Stone on his well-deserved…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI give way to the hon. Gentleman. Perhaps he will tell me why he is prepared to expose the constituents of Gordon to the prospect and possibility of no deal.10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI have heard Conservatives do this before: they include the Labour party in the figures. If the hon. Gentleman knows what the Labour party’s intentions are with Brexit, he is a…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActThis is where we are with the Conservatives, when they ask banal, stupid questions such as that. The hon. Lady asks me about the referendum. Let me tell her about referendums. We…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActIt does not even start to— [Interruption.] The hon. Gentleman does not need to address his points to me. I am beyond redemption. He should turn his attention to some of his hon.…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI was going to move on, but yes, I will give way to the hon. Lady because I quite like her.10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI say candidly to the right hon. Gentleman that the EU referendum had at its very core—at its cold, beating heart—the case of isolationism and immigration. It was about stopping…10 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. My point is equally important constitutionally. Are there any means available to this House of communicating to the Conservative party that we are…09 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Parliamentary defeats are now a regular feature of the Prime Minister’s Government. She has lost a quarter of her Cabinet, and 117 of her Back Benchers want her gone. Her…09 Jan 2019HANSARD Committee on Standards: Cox ReportI shall try to be as brief as possible. I welcome this report and congratulate the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green) on its timely contribution. I had the…07 Jan 2019