Leaving the EU: Business of the House

Bob Seely Excerpts

Wednesday 12th June 2019 Commons Chamber

[Keir Starmer]

I just want to be clear about what today is about. It is not about the substance. It is about the business of the House so that the House can decide what to do next. The House can move forward only with a majority. If there is a majority against no deal, and I believe there is, that majority needs to be heard now more than ever. That is all that this motion is about. The alternative is simply to say that it is perfectly acceptable for an incoming Prime Minister to push Parliament to one side at the most critical stage of the exercise and say, “It doesn’t matter if Parliament doesn’t want no deal—I’m not going to listen to it. In fact, I’m not going to even let it sit.”

[Mr Bob Seely (Isle of Wight) (Con)]

rose—

[Mr Paul Sweeney (Glasgow North East) (Lab/Co-op)]

rose—