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Wed 13th Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
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Committee: 7th sitting: House of Commons

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Lord Soames of Fletching Excerpts
Committee: 7th sitting: House of Commons
Wednesday 13th December 2017

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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That is where we disagree. I believe that we will get the best possible deal only if we have the best possible process; the two go hand in hand. Indeed, if the Government introduced a Bill to implement an agreement and they started to lose votes on individual elements, they would probably then go back to Brussels and say, “You know what? I cannot get this through Parliament, so you’re going to have to give me a better deal.” At that point, I think that our colleagues and friends in other countries in Europe would improve the deal. I believe we would end up with a better deal.

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I am glad that the right hon. aristocrat agrees with me.