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HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionThe right hon. Gentleman talks about respecting votes and whether the House has had an opportunity to vote on issues. His party wants a second referendum—a people’s vote—yet we…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionWill the hon. Lady clarify Labour policy on the length of the extension? I look forward to hearing her date.20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionFirst, I refer the right hon. Gentleman to the comments that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister made on that very issue when she was asked about it more than once at Prime…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionWhat is remarkable about that intervention is that chambers of commerce up and down the country have been saying, “Back the Prime Minister’s deal” because they want the certainty…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionThe hon. Gentleman has not even persuaded Labour Front Benchers of his position. He says that he wants a nine-month extension, yet we have no clarity from the Labour Front Bench.…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionWith respect to the hon. Gentleman, that was not the point I was making. Of course it is quite right that the House asks questions. Mr Speaker, you have always personally…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionWell, I do wonder whether the hon. Lady is describing her own Front Benchers’ policy, because they have put forward a proposal that the House has rejected and yet seem to be…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionIt is an amendable motion.20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionI am conscious that I have taken quite a lot of interventions. Three years after the country voted to leave, Parliament continues—20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionAgain, I touched on this in various media rounds I did yesterday. The point, looking at the entirety of my speech, is that all of my speech except the final line addressed the…20 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe shadow Secretary of State opened this debate, and he has long indicated his commitment to a second referendum and to remaining in the European Union. I disagree with him, but…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionOf course I will. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman can explain why the Leader of the Opposition failed to mention a second referendum. I am sure that those who defected from his party…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI have two minutes left, and I have given way a couple of times already. It was Tony Blair who said that the way to stop Brexit was first to vote against the Prime Minister’s…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWell, the hon. Gentleman should have a word with the Leader of the Opposition, so that he puts forward credible proposals that have not already been ruled out by the European…14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWe thought the hon. Gentleman used to support a second referendum, but he failed to even mention it in his intervention. The Leader of the Opposition called this week for…14 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI have three minutes remaining. It is— [ Interruption. ]12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI have taken one intervention— [ Interruption. ]12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI am very happy to address the point that my hon. Friend has raised. Before I do, I was going to come on to the wider point that the Attorney General made clear in his comments…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActGiven that I have but one minute left, let me say that what came through in the statement this morning is, if I can quote the Attorney General, that legal advice “can only…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe right hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer) began his remarks by paying tribute to the officials across Whitehall who have put so much work into…12 Mar 2019