Member of Parliament
Sir Edward Leigh
Member since
09 Jun 1983
Bills sponsored
3
Speeches (30d)
4
Speeches (all)
1,243
Written questions
90
Last spoke
28 Apr 2026
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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative DeclarationAs always, I am very grateful to my hon. Friend. One of the advantages of these debates is that we can get such legal points across and put them on the record, and I am grateful…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative DeclarationThat is an interesting point. I am interested in how the Minister will respond, but I think I can give a firm and strong reply. There is no wiggle room around this. The EU cannot…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative DeclarationThe hon. Lady asks how it could be resolved by the EU. It simply refuses to ratify the treaty. There is no deal—end of story. The interpretative declaration falls, the withdrawal…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative DeclarationYes, it should be brought into the debate. There is no way a party can ignore the interpretative declaration and argue later in a court of international law that there were not…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative DeclarationI am really trying to find a way forward for the DUP to support the deal. I am trying to help the Government in all this. I know that one thing the DUP will never accept is…21 Feb 2019
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