Exiting the European Union Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Exiting the European Union

Martin Whitfield Excerpts
Monday 10th December 2018

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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The no-deal preparations will continue, as I said earlier in my statement.

Martin Whitfield Portrait Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (Lab)
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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?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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Revoking article 50 means staying in the European Union. That was not what people voted for in 2016.