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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Mar 2019
Brexit

"My Lords, I am rendered almost speechless, but I shall try. I have no desire to add to the reservoir of recrimination into which so many words have been poured because of Brexit. But, despite the kind words of my noble friend Lord Foulkes and my cherished former research student, …..."
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jan 2019
Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration

"My Lords, in a celebrated article in the Times to mark the unveiling of a statue of the great Benjamin Disraeli in Parliament Square on the second anniversary of his death, the leader writer penned a sentence that has resonated ever since:

“In the inarticulate mass of the British populace …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Jul 2018
Brexit: Preparations and Negotiations

"My Lords, in a history department somewhere within the British university system, there may well have sat this very afternoon a young man or woman sifting their way through the paper trail already laid down by Brexit. When in 10, 15 or 20 years one or other of them sets …..."
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Written Question
Brexit
Tuesday 29th November 2016

Asked by: Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they are putting in place for the preservation of key records relating to the Brexit process in order to ensure their availability to an official historian.

Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley

The Government takes very seriously its obligations under the Public Records and Freedom of Information Acts. The Department for Exiting the European Union is taking steps, working closely with the Cabinet Office and The National Archives, to establish robust systems and processes to make sure accurate and comprehensive records are kept.