"My Lords, I will not repeat the arguments that I put to the House at Second Reading in support of Clause 33 and the ruling out of an extension of negotiations beyond the end of this year, but will just make two points now. I was surprised that the noble …..." Lord Howarth of Newport - View Speech
"As long as the Minister does not suppose that I do not fully support the spirit of the amendment of my noble friend Lord Dubs...." Lord Howarth of Newport - View Speech
"My Lords, three and a half years after the referendum, at long last the people’s decision that we should leave the EU will be honoured, as Parliament passes this withdrawal legislation. There are issues about Parliament’s role in the process provided for in the Bill, but the major constitutional crisis …..." Lord Howarth of Newport - View Speech
"My Lords, given the serial inability of the House of Commons to reach a constructive conclusion on Brexit even when presented with this deal, which reasonable people should surely be able to compromise on and agree with, and given the very real possibility that the EU Council—fed up with the …..." Lord Howarth of Newport - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister accept that most people in this country will not share the indignation expressed by some noble Lords about the Government preparing for no deal, but will think that it is the obvious responsibility of the Government, while continuing to work towards a deal, to prepare …..." Lord Howarth of Newport - View Speech
"My Lords, let us remind ourselves that the case for leaving the European Union is to reclaim the legislative sovereignty that we lent to the European Communities in 1972—and that is a prize of great value. The delegation of so much policy and legislative responsibility to the democratically defective institutions …..." Lord Howarth of Newport - View Speech
"I am most grateful to the noble Lord and very much appreciate his kind personal words. If he would be good enough to look at Hansard and see what I said, he will not find that I mentioned either the Bank of England or the Treasury. What I do believe, …..." Lord Howarth of Newport - View Speech
"I very much agree with the noble Lord about the damage that recessions cause. Does he have any reflections on the fiscal policy of the Government, which has now become quite explosive and puts the country at very great risk, of exactly the nature he has been describing?..." Lord Howarth of Newport - View Speech
"My Lords, the Joint Committee that my noble friend proposes should be clear-eyed in weighing up the costs and implications of no deal by comparison with other options.
One option is still for us to leave under the terms of the Prime Minister’s withdrawal deal. Donald Tusk said yesterday that …..." Lord Howarth of Newport - View Speech
"My Lords, taking the Minister back to his first Answer, what would be disorderly about leaving with a free trade agreement?..." Lord Howarth of Newport - View Speech