Progress on EU Negotiations Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Progress on EU Negotiations

Darren Jones Excerpts
Thursday 22nd November 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones (Bristol North West) (Lab)
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There is something in this document that gives me hope. In paragraph 125, the British Government have committed, in deciding the strategic direction for the future relationship, to encouraging civil society dialogue. According to the European definition, that means speaking to the public. If the Prime Minister will not commit to a general election or a people’s vote, how will she seek to take the views of the British people on this proposal? If she does not, does that not show that the words in the paper are worthless?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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The British people gave us their view on our membership of the EU in June 2016, and we are delivering on it.