EU Exit: Article 50 Debate

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Clive Efford

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Business of the House

EU Exit: Article 50

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Points of Order
Monday 10th December 2018

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Again, we risk straying beyond the scope of the statement, but the point is that the Prime Minister made it clear that we will have a vote, so it is delayed; it is not withdrawn.

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In the event that the House votes down the deal in the meaningful vote and that there is no majority in the House for no deal, in order to deliver on the will of the House, will the Government consider suspending article 50?

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Part of the difficulty for the House of working out the will of the House is that Opposition Members keep changing their minds. [Interruption.] I am sure—[Interruption.]

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