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HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentLet me try this question again. If we were to give up our nuclear weapons, which other countries that possess nuclear weapons would follow suit? Does the hon. Lady know how many…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea Deterrentrose—10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI am sorry to have to explain to the hon. Lady that the whole point of our ability to retaliate is to ensure that we are not attacked in the first place. One really does not have…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI accept the fact that Labour has a problem with certain key figures who have always been opposed in principle to the possession of a nuclear deterrent. However, today is not the…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentIt is for the simple reason that, in the unlikely event of anyone being mad enough to attack us—because we have the ability to retaliate—it would be simple to target missiles to…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI thank the Secretary of State for the way in which he is introducing the debate. The question about other countries possessing nuclear weapons takes me back to the old arguments…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseInstead of trying to do a Ramsay MacDonald in reverse, why does the Prime Minister not just let this country leave the EU on time, at 11 pm on Friday?08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperThe briefing for this statement mentions, correctly, that all five terrorist attacks in the UK during 2017 had an online element, and online terrorist content remains a feature of…08 Apr 2019HANSARD LibyaThank you, Mr Speaker, for that introduction. Which side are our sworn Islamist enemies backing in Libya?08 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsWhy is a Conservative Prime Minister, who repeatedly told us that no deal is better than a bad deal, now approaching Labour MPs to block a WTO Brexit when most Conservative MPs…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I, within the rules of order, just point out that a clear majority of Conservative MPs—no fewer than 159 including tellers—voted a week ago…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionJust talk to each other then. [ Interruption. ]01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWill the hon. Gentleman give way?01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI merely point out that the remain campaign heavily outspent the leave campaign and the Government sent a letter—a leaflet—to every household in the country at a cost of £9…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWill the hon. Lady give way?01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI am sorry; I thought the hon. Lady wanted an answer now. I think there are three possibilities: the Government’s deal, leaving on World Trade Organisation terms and revoking the…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWill the hon. Gentleman give way?01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThere is one slight difference between the hon. Lady’s examples and what happened in 2016, when the MPs, the Government and the Opposition—everyone—agreed that they would take the…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe hon. Lady is being terribly courteous and I really appreciate it. Let us just try this new form of democracy a bit more. Let us suppose that her party—the Labour party—gets…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMay I just encroach one more time?01 Apr 2019