Brexit: Negotiations Debate

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Department: Leader of the House
Thursday 22nd November 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Lord Lansley (Con)
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My Lords, can I put it to my noble friend that, while not overselling the political declaration, neither should she undersell it? It was not given to the Prime Minister to satisfy either remainers or leavers in full. The point was to deliver the Brexit for which people voted while minimising the economic and other harms to this country. In that context, does she agree that this framework gives us a basis on which to achieve that to a significant extent?

Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
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Yes. I am very happy to agree with my noble friend.