Debates between Jeremy Corbyn and Mark Francois during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Fri 20th Dec 2019
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
Commons Chamber

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European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Mark Francois
2nd reading & 2nd reading: House of Commons & Money resolution: House of Commons & Programme motion: House of Commons & Ways and Means resolution: House of Commons & Money resolution & Programme motion & Ways and Means resolution
Friday 20th December 2019

(4 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Corbyn Portrait Jeremy Corbyn
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I am disappointed in the right hon. Member, but in the spirit of Christmas I wish him well. He has not been listening to what I have said.

Nothing exposes the Government’s intentions more clearly than the steps that they have already taken on workers’ rights. For all the promises over the past few weeks that they are the party to protect rights at work, at the very first opportunity they have removed the basic provisions they said would be part of this Bill. That does not bode well for the separate Bill that the prime minister is now saying he will bring forward on workers’ rights. If he wants to assure people that their rights are safe in his hands, he should commit to legislate to ensure that workers’ rights in Britain will never fall behind European Union standards in future, and support amendments to enshrine that commitment within the Bill.

Mark Francois Portrait Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh and Wickford) (Con)
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All of us in the House are concerned with workers’ rights and, indeed, the rights of those who are approaching retirement. The Leader of the Opposition put his policy to the British people, inasmuch as anyone could discern it, in a general election. He was slaughtered. What bit of that message does he not understand?