Compliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 Debate
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Patrick Grady
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Compliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019
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James Duddridge
Let us be clear: I did not question the legitimacy of the EU (Withdrawal) Act. My hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) questioned it. I did say that there were a number of outcomes within that Bill, but I did not question, and had no intention of questioning, the legitimacy of a Bill that has been passed through the House. We opposed that Bill and we lost.
Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)
Exactly, because that was the House exercising the sovereignty and taking back the control that the leavers were so desperate to do. I do not know what message the Minister thinks it sends even to leave voters when there are questions about whether the Government will respect a law that this House has passed. The one thing the House does agree on—the one majority that there is—is that we do not want to crash out with no deal. So if they really want to get around the Benn Act, the way to do it is to agree an extension now, and then we can all have the general election before the extension period ends.
James Duddridge
All I will say to that is that it is somewhat amusing to see a member of the SNP defending the sovereignty of this House.