EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Changes Debate

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Ben Bradshaw

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EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Changes

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Monday 11th March 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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It is our determination to progress the negotiations in good faith, and we have done so throughout. I am sure that the European Union will want to show its good faith by meeting the concerns of this House.

Ben Bradshaw Portrait Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab)
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Will the Minister acknowledge that tabling an amendment with Government support tomorrow to make support conditional on a not-yet-negotiated agreement would fulfil neither the letter nor the spirit of the Prime Minister’s promise?

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I think that the right hon. Gentleman should await developments later today and see what the Government put forward tomorrow. I have been very clear that we absolutely stand by the Prime Minister’s commitments on the meaningful vote and on what follows.

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