The honest answer is that we all know that 30 June is not a particularly realistic proposition and that the Prime Minister was forced to propose that date more for reasons of party management. She has, in a sense, contracted out the decision to the EU. We would expect the Government to accept any reasonable extension that goes beyond 30 June, with the proviso that if this House approved and ratified a withdrawal agreement we would exit at that point.
Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019
Proceeding contribution from
Matthew Pennycook
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 April 2019.
It occurred during Debate on Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019.
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