EU Exit Day Amendment Debate

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Lady Hermon

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EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)

EU Exit Day Amendment

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EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes)
Wednesday 27th March 2019

(5 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. He and I have always agreed that we need to do this process properly and that is what this SI is all about.

Lady Hermon Portrait Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind)
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Is not the reality of the situation that, while we affectionately refer to the withdrawal deal as the Prime Minister’s deal, it has been signed by 27 other EU member states? It is signed and it is not going to be unsigned: the deal is done. There is only one deal and that is the Prime Minister’s deal. The extension that we need to vote for tonight is very short. We absolutely have to get behind this Brexit deal, get it through, get the implementation period and move on. The deal is not going to be reopened by the other 27.

Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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As I often find, I wholeheartedly agree with the hon. Lady. That is not the sole point of this SI, of course, because it allows for two specific scenarios, but—

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