Outcome of the EU Referendum Debate

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Outcome of the EU Referendum

Alison Thewliss Excerpts
Monday 27th June 2016

(8 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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No, I have always believed that 18 is the right age to have that vote, and I have always voted accordingly.

Alison Thewliss Portrait Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP)
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This is a Government Scotland did not elect, we had a referendum that Scotland did not want, and now Scotland is being taken out of the EU against our will. Does the Prime Minister agree that there has been a fundamental change in circumstances from September 2014?

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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What we need to focus on now is getting the best deal for the UK and getting the best deal for Scotland. It is worth looking at the Daily Record poll today, which indicates that it is not necessarily the case that Scotland is looking for a second referendum. [Interruption.] Just because the right hon. Member for Moray (Angus Robertson) does not like what he reads, does not mean he should not read it.