Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Stephen Crabb Excerpts
Wednesday 3rd April 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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The hon. Gentleman seems to forget that Wales voted to leave the European Union. Also, I underline that Wales voted to leave the European Union in higher numbers than the average across the rest of the United Kingdom. Of course we are keen to work with all political parties to secure a smooth and efficient exit from the European Union. Let us be frank: the Welsh public and the UK public want to draw a line under this chapter.

Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con)
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Is not the key problem that we are facing with the withdrawal agreement at the moment that there are just too many MPs from Wales and elsewhere—on the Opposition Benches and some on our side—who go to their constituencies at the weekend and tell their leave voters that they want to get on with Brexit, but who then come back here on a Monday and find every trick in the book and every excuse to vote against implementing Brexit?

Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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My right hon. Friend has absolutely hit the nail on the head and I am grateful for his support. He is well aware that, last Friday, the Opposition voted against the withdrawal agreement, having previously said that they had no differences with the withdrawal agreement. That seems to demonstrate that they are seeking to create as much chaos as they can, rather than acting in the national interest.