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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Points of Order

"Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I express thanks from those on the Liberal Democrat Benches for your decade of service in the Chair.

Very often, to those outside, Parliament can appear stuffy and out of touch. Some of the initiatives that have come in on your watch, …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Early Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)

"It is a delight to follow the right hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Sir Alan Duncan), who made a thoughtful contribution to this debate in this important time for Parliament, by stark contrast to the beginning of this debate, which I am afraid was not a very edifying spectacle …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Early Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)

"It is very clear that the Government should release that report, and they have been instructed to do so by this House.

I want to scotch the myth that the Prime Minister is putting about that a no-deal Brexit is in some way an end to this whole Brexit issue. …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Early Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)

"The hon. Gentleman cannot be surprised that the Liberal Democrats are a party that wishes to stop Brexit. In a general election, where we will stand to secure a Liberal Democrat majority, such a Liberal Democrat majority Government would indeed revoke article 50. He should not be surprised by that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Early Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)

"The hon. Gentleman might do well to pay rather more attention to his constituents in Cheltenham and what they would like to see happen. In answer to his point, of course Liberal Democrats want us to stay in the European Union, and we want people to have the ability to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Early Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)

"Thank you, Mr Speaker. I appreciate that others in the House would like the Liberal Democrats to be silenced, but that will not happen on my watch, because we are crystal clear on Brexit. We want to stop Brexit, and that is why thousands of people across the country are …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Sep 2019
Early Parliamentary General Election

"I want to say thank you to the MPs in different parts of the House who worked so hard on the Bill that we all passed tonight. It is that cross-party working—putting party interest to one side and putting the national interest first—that the country expects of us. In particular, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Sep 2019
Early Parliamentary General Election

"It should be no surprise to the hon. Lady that the Liberal Democrats want to stop Brexit. We have been crystal clear on stopping Brexit. For all our different views in different parts of the House about that, I do not think that anyone can accuse us of not being …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Sep 2019
Early Parliamentary General Election

"I have already given way.

On the terms of the negotiation, the Prime Minister says that he now cannot do this negotiation because we are taking no deal off the table, but we know that there are no serious negotiations anyway. The word “disingenuous” was used by the Father of …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Sep 2019
Early Parliamentary General Election

"I have given way.

The Prime Minister has said that we will get a great deal. Well, now he has the job. That is the job: go and get a great deal. But he knows that he was just saying whatever came into his head to get the job. He …..."

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