Martin Whitfield
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(5 years, 8 months ago)
Commons ChamberThe no-deal preparations will continue, as I said earlier in my statement.
Donald Tusk has just tweeted that he “will not renegotiate” anything, “including the backstop”, but will discuss how the UK can facilitate ratification. Given that a no deal would be a disaster and the article 50 ruling this morning stated that we could revoke it, is it not in the Government’s power, if we reach a point where we risk no deal, to revoke article 50?
Revoking article 50 means staying in the European Union. That was not what people voted for in 2016.