European Council

Justin Madders Excerpts

Monday 25th March 2019 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

The House was very clear after the first meaningful vote that it wanted to see change in a certain area, and the one thing the House positively voted for was to leave with a deal, with some changes to the withdrawal agreement. We negotiated changes to the withdrawal agreement—we negotiated legally binding changes to the withdrawal agreement. The House has not accepted those changes. I continue to talk to colleagues, because I continue to believe that it is better for this country to leave the European Union with a good deal.

[Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)]

The Prime Minister has often said that she considers the withdrawal agreement to be in the national interest. If she concluded that the only way she could get support for her deal in this House was to offer her resignation, would she do so in the national interest?

[The Prime Minister]

This is about making sure that we leave the European Union and do it in the way that is best for this country, and that is what the deal is about.