Withdrawal Agreement: Attorney General’s legal opinion on the Joint Instrument and Unilateral Declaration Debate

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Withdrawal Agreement: Attorney General’s legal opinion on the Joint Instrument and Unilateral Declaration

Lord Cormack Excerpts
Tuesday 12th March 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Keen of Elie Portrait Lord Keen of Elie
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My Lords, my views on whether an extension should be short, long or anything in between are of no moment because, at the end of the day, any extension sought will have to be on the basis of consent with the European Union.

Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack (Con)
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My Lords, does my noble friend agree that nobody would ever take any medicines if they read the leaflet in the packet in detail? That is the sort of risk we are talking about. Does he further agree that the deal on offer should be accepted tonight in another place and we should then move on?

Lord Keen of Elie Portrait Lord Keen of Elie
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My Lords, I concur with both of my noble friend’s observations.