EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Changes Debate

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Charlie Elphicke

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EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Changes

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Points of Order
Monday 11th March 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Let me be clear that, as I said earlier in my statement, the Government will be seeking to make a statement later on today.

Charlie Elphicke Portrait Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con)
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Does the Minister agree that no competent negotiator would take no deal off the table and that an extension of article 50 would simply be a bigger bridge to nowhere? Will he reject the representations from the Labour party and its fellow travellers in the Independent Group and rule out a second referendum?

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I heartily agree with my hon. Friend about seeking to rule out a second referendum, which I do not think would provide any solutions. All it would do is prolong the uncertainty. It is absolutely right that we should deliver on the people’s vote that this House voted for and voted to respect back in 2016.

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