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HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKIt certainly did not get the Brexit it voted for, because the people of Northern Ireland voted overwhelmingly to reject it—and no wonder; it was a Brexit that undermined the peace…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKNot at the moment. I want to reflect for a moment that, although the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage)—I made him aware that I would be referencing him today, in this one…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKI am not going to take too many interventions, but as I took one from the hon. Member for Strangford, I think I should take a viewpoint from the majority point of view in Northern…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of the 2016 EU membership referendum on the UK. It is a pleasure to be here with you in the Chair, Sir Desmond. I thank…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKIf the hon. Member can tell me that, then I welcome her intervention.24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKI absolutely agree. That is the benefit of Ireland being a member of the European Union and why I cannot fathom why Labour and, I am sorry to say, the Liberal Democrats—I can…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKI thank the hon. Member for her powerful point, and the respectful way in which she makes her case regularly. I was in this place at the time; Northern Ireland was consecutively…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKLet me just make one more point, and then I will take an intervention from the Labour Benches. We know the importance of food and energy security, and Ukraine, Moldova and others…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKThe hon. Member has fallen into the nationalist exceptionalism trap that I would expect more from the Conservatives or Reform. Why is it that the 27 member states of the European…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKI am glad the hon. Member raised that. In Scotland we campaigned and overwhelmingly voted to remain in the EU—a vote that was ignored by his party and by this place as an…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKHuge thanks to colleagues, genuinely, and in particular to the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim (Jim Allister), who came along to represent one particular perspective. I…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK“Who’s he?” he says. He was your leader over two general elections. Brexit has failed. Many of those who spoke of democracy have since taken their seats in the House of Lords and…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKThe correct picture is this—let us talk about the present. Do the Liberal Democrats want to rejoin the EU right now? My party does; does the hon. Lady’s? I will give way again—yes…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeI thank the Minister for his statement—it was clearly preferable being here than at the reception that the Prime Minister is hosting for Scottish Labour MPs and MSPs later on. I…09 Feb 2026HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementThat is Brexit’s fault.09 Feb 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceAs the Minister is aware, there is cross-party consensus that we are horrified by the jailing of Jimmy Lai. She will also be aware that there are consequences when a UK Government…09 Feb 2026HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementIf Brexit has been so great, why on earth has nobody else followed the UK out the door?09 Feb 2026HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementI have great respect for the Minister, but he talks about the EU deal not covering human rights. We are all covered by the European convention on human rights, but that umbrella…09 Feb 2026HANSARDUK-India Free Trade Agreementrose —09 Feb 2026HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementI did say that the previous intervention would be my last, but I really ought to give way to the Minister.09 Feb 2026