Debates between Hilary Benn and Owen Smith during the 2017-2019 Parliament

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Future Relationship Between the UK and the EU

Debate between Hilary Benn and Owen Smith
Wednesday 18th July 2018

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Hilary Benn Portrait Hilary Benn
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I will not allow the hon. Lady to get away with putting the responsibility for the difficulties that the Government and the governing party are in, which are of their own making, on those of us on the other side of the House.

Owen Smith Portrait Owen Smith
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Or are we the governing classes now?

Hilary Benn Portrait Hilary Benn
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I am not going to enter into that debate, either. The fundamental truth is that those in Brussels look at the chaos on the Government Benches, created by the efforts of Conservative Members of Parliament, and that weakens our ability to get a deal that is in the national interest. I do not know whether the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford) voted in favour of the customs union amendment yesterday.

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