Leaving the European Union

Order. In the expectation that there may be other interventions, can we make them interventions a...

I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I certainly agree that we must listen to the voices ...

Does my hon. Friend agree that, just over the past 24 hours, two hospital trusts have reported th...

I agree with my hon. Friend that the fact that is already happening is of real concern.

Does my hon. Friend accept that there are now more EU citizens working in the NHS than before the...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I do not have that detailed knowledge, but I am awar...

My hon. Friend mentioned technical experts on Brexit. If the past two and a half years have prove...

I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. Certainly, the demonstration that took place in Nort...

My hon. Friend is doing a brilliant job of explaining the petition in layman’s terms, but does sh...

I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, which I think covers a point that we looked at befor...

Bearing in mind what has happened with the Home Office over the Windrush scandal, many constituen...

I do indeed share my hon. Friend’s concerns, especially as in preparation for this speech, I look...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. Needless to say, I am opposed to re...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

Sorry, but I will carry on. The reality has been quite different, with a thriving economy, the fa...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

Sorry, but I will carry on. The EU has a shrinking share of world trade, and Brexiteers can see t...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

No, I am going to carry on. You have plenty of people on your side who can give way to you.

Order. For the record, there is nobody on my side. I stand alone in debates.

I apologise, Sir Roger.

If we were to go on to World Trade Organisation rules when we leave...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

I will not.

Will the hon. Lady give way?

I am carrying on. The biggest benefit to us leaving on WTO rules is our freedom to sign our own f...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

No, I will not.

On a point of order, Sir Roger, can you give us some guidance? It would be really helpful for Mem...

I am sure the whole Chamber would be absolutely fascinated to know that, but as the right hon. Ge...

Thank you, Sir Roger. Under WTO rules, we will be in control of our own destiny and we will be ab...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

No, I am nearly finished.

As politicians, we reap what we sow. If we ignore and discard the...

On a point of order, Sir Roger, how can we get on the record that not everyone who sits on the Op...

As the hon. Gentleman is well aware, that is not a point of order for the Chair, but I think he h...

SNP Members are particularly keen to overturn the referendum result, and I suggest they be cautio...

The petition, signed by more than 100,000 people, states that if the Government fail to reach an ...

Does the hon. Lady share the Welsh and Scottish Governments’ view that the Prime Minister’s comme...

I agree, and I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I will read a few of the words tha...

On that point, does the hon. Lady agree that it is ridiculous that some children born in this cou...

I agree that that is absolutely ridiculous. It also goes against all our British values of welcom...

The hon. Lady referred to the withdrawal agreement. Does she accept the opinion of Unionists that...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Perhaps the Minister can answer that question, a...

My hon. Friend is making a convincing case for people having changed their minds. Two years ago, ...

I agree with my hon. Friend. I hope that the leader goes on another holiday, so that we have an o...

Given that voters found out only last Wednesday what they apparently voted for in 2016, the only ...

When we went to the ballot box on that fateful June day, there was only one question on the ballo...

Historically in this country we have only ever had one question on the ballot paper. How easy wil...

History will probably show that we did not always get it right. I am not resistant to change. It ...

I must start by saying to the hon. Member for Morley and Outwood (Andrea Jenkyns) that people oft...

Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that although the Government are not prepared to release thei...

Absolutely. The Government do not want us to go to the ECJ to get clarification. Regrettably, the...

Will the right hon. Gentleman clarify whether the Liberal Democrats were split two or three ways ...

I assure the hon. Lady that we will certainly not split three ways. One Liberal Democrat Member o...

Three ways.

No—that is potentially two ways, but I am confident that we will all be going through the same Di...

It is not either/or. The question is whether they will support a call for a general election. Tha...

The idea that there will be a general election is one of the obstacles that the Labour party has ...

The right hon. Gentleman always gives way, even though we hold practically opposite opinions. Wha...

Clearly, and rightly, the hon. Gentleman will take the decision that his party feels is appropria...

Northern Ireland is only part of the whole United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ...

I was not suggesting that the hon. Gentleman’s constituency had voted to remain, but I am pleased...

Last week, the Select Committee on Northern Ireland Affairs heard expert opinions from representa...

I am sure that the credentials of the hon. Gentleman’s experts are sound, but at an event yesterd...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and to speak in this debate.

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What is my hon. Friend’s view of the facts that have emerged about how the election was run, part...

It is interesting that as more and more facts become apparent, people’s confidence in politicians...

I thank the Petitions Committee for bringing forward this debate and allowing us to consider, wit...

I wonder whether the hon. Lady welcomes the fact that those people involved in the people’s vote ...

Having had some quite tough words for people making that case, it is right to acknowledge how pos...

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I was in Northern Ireland a fortnight ago talking t...

I could not agree more. As we approach Brexit, far too many people are making false promises or a...

Like the hon. Lady, perhaps I can speculate on the reason why the Government are seeking to withh...

The difficulty is that we do not know, and we should know. It is our right to know. More importan...

I debated with my hon. Friend the Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy) during the referendum campaign, a...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, as he has accused us of not being democratic. Will he ...

The fact is that we had a vote, and it was hard-fought-for. Like many hon. Members on both sides ...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I have not finished answering this one.

Eventually, a party that agreed that there should b...

Will the hon. Gentleman accept that there is a difference between a general election, the result ...

I am sure, Sir Roger, that if I started to get into matters that may come before the courts, you ...

I am intrigued by the hon. Gentleman’s astonishment at how a Labour MP could possibly make promis...

I am not sure that I completely understand the question. One cannot promise to carry out somethin...

Does my hon. Friend agree that there is a difference between a general election, in which parties...

It was always going to be the case that we would have a different level of knowledge and informat...

Over the years, I have been a remainer, and I make no secret of that. It was always an alibi of M...

My hon. Friend makes a number of points. On trade unions rights, there is no doubt that in 1988, ...

We rely on our Government being prepared to go back to the EU to seek that ongoing co-operation t...

I agree with my hon. Friend, and I hope the Government will go back. I hope that those five Membe...

The difficulty in the hon. Gentleman’s suggestion that those who claim there might be medicine sh...

I do not think the right hon. Gentleman was listening to what I was saying. We are completely ali...

The debate can last until 7.30 pm. We now come to the Front-Bench speeches, after which Liz Twist...

Thank you, Mr Hollobone. I am pleased to be able to begin the summing-up speeches, but I am in tw...

Does the hon. Gentleman accept that, when we include the leaflets arguing the case for remain tha...

It is a matter of record how much the UK Government spent. It is not yet a matter of record how m...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Happily.

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is indicative of the poor quality of that side of the argum...

I agree wholeheartedly with a lot of the comments the hon. Lady made about the language of the de...

On a point of order, Mr Hollobone.

She speaks!

Thank you for being lovely. I have never made a point of order before. I did not take any interve...

Order. I am afraid that is not a point of order, and the hon. Lady must not address another Membe...

I have to take the word of the hon. Member for Wigan about what her counterpart has put on Twitte...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that if there is a further vote, on this question or any other, we ...

There is no doubt at all that the law in these islands has not kept up with modern campaigning te...

The hon. Gentleman is making a good point about the use of social media. I point out, with some d...

I will defend the right of anybody, whether they are a politician or a normal person, to take exc...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

No, I really need to move on. I said that I did not want to take up too much time and I may have ...

On a point of order, Mr Hollobone. I seek your guidance on whether it is appropriate for Members ...

I refer Members to Mr Speaker’s quick guide to participating in the Chamber and Westminster Hall,...

It is a pleasure to wind up the debate for the Opposition with you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone, as...

On a point of order, Mr Hollobone. Earlier, there was talk about respect for people. Is it accept...

The hon. Lady has made a point of order, whereas I think she probably wanted to intervene on the ...

I am happy to do that. I do think that those who have defined their politics by their desire to t...

I am sure the hon. Gentleman has anticipated the question I will ask, because I raised it earlier...

Obviously I did anticipate the right hon. Gentleman’s intervention and he will not be surprised t...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for enabling me to correct the record. He will know, of cours...

I hate to correct the right hon. Gentleman, but he is wrong. I will send him a copy of his party’...

Does the hon. Gentleman not think that it is slightly strange that the Prime Minister tries to fr...

I do; it is a reflection of the corner into which the Prime Minister has painted herself.

P...

This is the first time I have served under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. You are a near neighb...

Does the Minister think it is the right way forward—even if, as I understand it, this is the agre...

I think the hon. Lady will find that that is common in international law across the globe, so yes...

I note with satisfaction that the hon. Gentleman’s visit to Carshalton and Wallington did not del...

Ah, polling. My word; thank God the polls are always correct, eh? I wonder how well the hon. Gent...

Oh God.

You can stick that on your leaflet at the next election. Forgive my hon. Friend the Member for Mo...

I would prefer for the Minister not to quote my tweet without having read it, so I will read it t...

Before the Minister responds, I remind him and the hon. Member for Morley and Outwood (Andrea Jen...

I apologise if I inadvertently referred to another Member incorrectly; I was talking about the co...

I am very grateful to the Minister for his kind words, and in particular for striking a better to...

One of the points that the hon. Lady raised was about the analysis that would be presented to Par...

The Minister may want to correct the record. He might think that I am being a bit pedantic, but h...

Yes, I do think the right hon. Gentleman is being a bit pedantic. As ever, I thank the hon. Membe...

I would thank the Minister for allowing me to intervene, but he invited me to do so. I simply res...

I do, and I believe that the Prime Minister believes that she has not only very firmly hit those ...

I will keep my remarks brief. We have had a wide-ranging, interesting and lively discussion on th...