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Department: Cabinet Office

European Council

Ronnie Cowan Excerpts
Monday 24th June 2019

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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I apologise to the hon. Member for Totnes (Dr Wollaston). I said that there would be a debate this evening, but when I sat down the Leader of the House corrected me and made it clear that there will be no debate on tonight’s motion. Of course, it will be for Members of this House to consider how they approach that motion. I think that members of the public know that had this House voted for the deal on any one of the opportunities, we could now have left the European Union and be dealing with a wide range of other issues.

Ronnie Cowan Portrait Ronnie Cowan (Inverclyde) (SNP)
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In her statement, the Prime Minister spoke of co-operation, mutual interest, working constructively and consensus, and said:

“That was the spirit in which I approached this Council.”

May I ask that that new-found spirit be extended to the UK Government’s discussions with the devolved Parliaments?