Leaving the EU

Liam Byrne Excerpts
Monday 9th July 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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Although I recognise the good intentions with which my hon. Friend asked that question, I suspect that it did not quite receive the full approval of the entire House.

Liam Byrne Portrait Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab)
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The Prime Minister should have sacked her Foreign Secretary some time ago, given that he is someone who put himself before his party. She now risks putting her party before her country. How can she possibly persuade us that she can negotiate with strength with Brussels when it is clear that she leads a divided House and is struggling to take back control of her Cabinet, never mind anything else?