Article 50

Madeleine Moon Excerpts

Monday 7th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davis]

My hon. Friend is exactly right. The whole purpose of our strategy is to get the best outcome for all people in Britain.

[Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab)]

Does the Secretary of State accept that people voted to leave or to remain for all sorts of reasons? When they read that question on the ballot paper, however, very few of them wanted to vote to reduce the power of the judiciary to hold the overweening power of the Executive to account. Very few of them voted to reduce parliamentary democracy and the right of Parliament to discuss Government policy. Is it not therefore right that the Government come back to this House and seek authority to trigger article 50?

[Mr Davis]

We have done none of those things. The simple truth is we are waiting on the judgment, and we will obey what the Court says.