No-deal EU Exit Preparations
Debate between Chris Heaton-Harris and Debbie Abrahams(5 years, 1 month ago)
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Chris Heaton-Harris
I can assure my hon. Friend that in an extension there would be further no-deal planning, and lots of plans would have to be adjusted because they are obviously targeted currently at one particular date and that would be moving.
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab)
From the 10,000 or so constituents I have spoken to since the EU referendum I have heard many different reasons why people voted to leave the EU but none of them included to be poorer. So given that we know that all the credible economic analysis shows that the economy would shrink and there would be an increase in poverty, how is the Minister making preparations for if and when an extension to article 50 can be quickly implemented in this House?