I am precisely proposing a compromise, which is to take the Prime Minister’s deal, which is the best deal that can be negotiated if we are to have Brexit, and put it to the nation, with the alternative option being to stay in the European Union. That is a compromise that would bring both sides together. The compromise I do not think it is possible to have, which I know the noble Lord, Lord Howell, hankers after, is some half-bastardised form of Brexit. We have spent month after month searching for that and I am afraid that, like the holy grail, it does not exist.
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Adonis
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 4 April 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill.
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