Martin Whitfield
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(5 years ago)
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The Prime Minister
We are going to go for a deal, and we are going to come out on 31 October.
Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (Lab)
To apply the mantra of this Government with universal credit to “test and learn”, if we look at the Supreme Court judgment, now with 20/20 hindsight, what would the Prime Minister do differently?
The Prime Minister
I think it would be fair to say that the Supreme Court is a relatively novel institution and this is a novel and groundbreaking judgment, even by the admission of the plaintiffs. We will study its implications with great care, and I think the House might like to reflect deeply on it, because I do think the judgment is of great constitutional interest and importance.