Leaving the European Union

Helen Goodman Excerpts

Monday 21st January 2019 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

I know—given his previous ministerial position and his interests—that my right hon. Friend has considered this issue with great care. However, it is not simply a question of the tariffs that we set for items going across our border. Questions of the WTO requirements in relation to customs declarations at the border, and other issues which are referred to in the political declaration, such as issues relating to data, are also relevant to this matter.

[Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)]

If the House votes to take time to consider options other than those that the Prime Minister has been presenting to us, will she accept that that is not an attack, but a sign of the strength of our parliamentary democracy?

[The Prime Minister]

If the hon. Lady is referring to the issue of an extension of article 50—

[Helen Goodman]

indicated dissent.

[The Prime Minister]

The hon. Lady shakes her head.

[Helen Goodman]

I am referring to Standing Order No. 14.