European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Rule of Law) Debate

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European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Rule of Law)

Nigel Evans Excerpts
Monday 9th September 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Peter Bone Portrait Mr Bone
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I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and it may well be that tonight the Leader of the Opposition will see the wisdom of her words and the Opposition will vote for a general election. I did a bit of research, and it is interesting that in this House, the Leader of the Opposition has called for a general election 35 times. It seems somewhat surprising that tonight, he is going to show support for the Government by not voting for a general election.

Nigel Evans Portrait Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)
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Does my hon. Friend agree that, frankly, Members of Parliament should not pick and choose the laws that they obey, just as Members of Parliament should not pick and choose the results of referendums that they obey either?

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Bone
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On my hon. Friend’s first point, absolutely any Government must obey the law of the land. There is no doubt about that, but it seems to me that this House, by a substantial majority, including many Opposition Members who voted for this—