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Matt Western

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Speaker's Statement
Thursday 14th December 2017

(7 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robin Walker Portrait Mr Robin Walker
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right—we are leaving the European Union; we are not leaving Europe. The Prime Minister has been very clear that we will want to work together on shared challenges such as global warming and the environment.

Matt Western Portrait Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington) (Lab)
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T8. Does the Secretary of State agree that the worst place for someone to be in any negotiation is when they have fixed and declared their own deadline? In tabling amendment 381, the Government have effectively put a gun to their own head.

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The House voted overwhelmingly for the Act of Parliament that triggered article 50. The terms of article 50 were well known to this House, and they involve a fixed duration of two years.

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