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Leaving the European Union

Proceeding contribution from Paul Blomfield (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 November 2018. It occurred during e-petition debate on Leaving the European Union.

I hate to correct the right hon. Gentleman, but he is wrong. I will send him a copy of his party’s own leaflet, which criticised the Government for offering only a conditional referendum, criticised Labour for not offering one at all and said there should be an in-out referendum and the result should be binding. He should take care, as my hon. Friend the Member for Wigan pointed out that we should all take care, when reflecting on these issues.

It has been informative to watch as the “No deal is better than a bad deal” mantra has finally been dropped by almost everybody on the Conservative Benches. We have watched people who have been parroting that for quite some time rush into the TV studios over the weekend, seeking to secure support for the Prime Minister’s deal by saying, of course rightly, that no deal would be a disaster for the country.

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Reference

649 c228WH 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

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