All 1 Laurence Robertson contributions to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

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Tue 14th Nov 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
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Committee: 1st sitting: House of Commons

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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Laurence Robertson Excerpts
Committee: 1st sitting: House of Commons
Tuesday 14th November 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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The Minister is trying to absolve himself of responsibility for spending on the health service. If only he had done that before the EU referendum. If only he had stopped people putting it on the side of a bus. It is extraordinary, because those Vote Leavers are Ministers now. They are in the posts that they wanted, and they need to take a bit of responsibility and deliver on their promises. If Labour get into government, Conservative Members will quite rightly expect them to deliver on their promises.

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I will not give way at the moment; I will make some progress, as I promised I would. This is the question: in any future referendum on any issue, are we all free to say whatever we like, because nobody will be held to account for what has been said?