EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Changes Debate

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Martin Whitfield

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EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Changes

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Monday 11th March 2019

(5 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The right hon. Gentleman makes a call for a subsequent public vote—a people’s vote. I am very clear that that is not something that this Government would ever support.

Martin Whitfield Portrait Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (Lab)
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It is often said that a lawyer who acts for himself has a fool for a client. We are going to receive legal advice tomorrow that has not yet been written because the negotiations have not finished. Will the Minister ask for that legal advice to cover the fact that what we will vote on tomorrow is a negotiated agreement for the purposes of section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act?

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The Attorney General has committed to publish his analysis in full.

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