Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Jon Trickett Excerpts
Wednesday 23rd October 2019

(4 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Cleverly Portrait James Cleverly
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I do not answer questions from the Dispatch Box in my capacity as chairman of the Conservative party, but if you will indulge me, Mr Speaker, the clock was not paid for out of public funds. Had Members across this House not voted to delay Brexit, we would have left on time with a deal and in good order.

Jon Trickett Portrait Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab)
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The Minister continues to emphasise preparations for no deal, but did he not see in the paper yesterday a civil servant describing Operation Yellowhammer as the most expensive but failed bullying exercise in the whole of British history designed to frighten MPs into supporting a rotten Tory deal? Does he agree that there can be no justification for no deal once the EU, in the next few days, extends article 50? Under those circumstances, will the Minister for no deal then declare himself redundant and send the civil service back to do their proper jobs?