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Peter Kyle

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Next Steps in Leaving the European Union

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UK Exit from the European Union: Terms of Negotiations
Monday 10th October 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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My hon. Friend is right. We have a mandate and we should remember that. I have heard, although not today to be honest, some sneering comments from people who seem to think that 17.5 million people do not have the right to hold an opinion.

Peter Kyle Portrait Peter Kyle (Hove) (Lab)
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After the referendum and three days before his appointment, the right hon. Gentleman wrote in an article that a White Paper outlining the negotiating terms for Brexit should be published. Will he please explain to the House his thinking at the time of writing that article?

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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The simple answer is this. Throughout the entire referendum campaign, I was trying to think through not so much the retention of the European market, but how we best develop the international markets. Those were my thoughts at that time and, as a Back Bencher, I was entirely entitled to have those thoughts.

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