Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Tim Farron Excerpts
Wednesday 1st February 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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None Portrait Hon. Members
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Hear, hear!

Tim Farron Portrait Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD)
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Who would have guessed it, Mr Speaker? We are here now, asking the questions—[Interruption]—asking the questions about the future of our country and Brexit that a strong Leader of the Opposition should be asking—

None Portrait Hon. Members
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Where were you?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. [Interruption.] Mr Knight, I am very worried about you. You recently suffered from a bad leg. With all that shouting, you will be suffering from a bad head. Calm yourself man!

Tim Farron Portrait Tim Farron
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The Prime Minister will return at some point with a deal with Europe that our people will have to live with for decades to come, especially our young people, 73% of whom voted to remain. Nobody knows what that deal will look like, but someone will get to agree it. Should it be her Government, should it be this Parliament, or should it be—as I believe it should—the British people?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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I have already said that there will be a vote on the deal in this Parliament. [Interruption.]