Article 50 Debate

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Philip Hollobone

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Article 50

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Defence Estate
Monday 7th November 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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I really like the right hon. Gentleman. I am a great admirer of him and what he has done in his life. I will say this to him: we have made a great deal of information available one way or another and we are going to make more available. The simple truth is that nobody on the Labour Benches appears to recognise that serious decisions are being taken in the public domain. They just do not like them.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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Who will be leading the Government’s case to the Supreme Court? Will it be the Secretary of State, the Attorney General or the Prime Minister? Or can we expect all three?

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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I think the taxpayer would have really good cause to worry if I was leading it. [Laughter.] We have a very good legal team. I suspect it will be the same brilliant legal team next time.

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