Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House
Wednesday 3rd April 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Oliver Letwin Portrait Sir Oliver Letwin
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I will give way to the leader of the Green party, and then perhaps I should make some progress.

Caroline Lucas Portrait Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green)
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I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way, and thank him for his work on the Bill. If ever there was a time to justify looking at a Bill swiftly, surely this is it, when we are on a cliff edge, about to fall out of the EU, which is not what 17.4 million people voted for. Does he agree that, as Bills go, this is pretty straightforward? It is not complex. It is a vital insurance policy that is needed just in case all these other processes, not least the discussions going on between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, fail.