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EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)
Wednesday 27th March 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Valerie Vaz Portrait Valerie Vaz
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I agree with everything my hon. Friend says.

Paul Farrelly Portrait Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab)
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Does my hon. Friend agree that we are in this situation only because we have a Government unable to govern and a Prime Minister unable to listen to the House despite two resounding defeats? Will my hon. Friend pay tribute to the 30 brave Conservative Members who voted to enable this debate to take place—all under pressure from their Conservative associations—particularly the three Ministers who sacrificed their careers on a point of principle to allow us to have these options today?

Valerie Vaz Portrait Valerie Vaz
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I agree. People on both sides who have taken a bold stance have suffered abuse and have been threatened with deselection by their parties, and that is absolutely the wrong way to deal with this.

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