Article 50

Conor Burns Excerpts

Monday 7th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davis]

This is one of those rare occasions when the heckle is right. The truth here is that the rights of Parliament rest on the sovereignty of the people—in this case, 17.4 million people.

[Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con)]

There are far too many Members of both this place and the other place, including my right hon. Friend’s opposite number at lunchtime today, who are taking to the airwaves to tell us that they fully respect the result of the referendum and then go on to insert that very important word “but”. Will my right hon. Friend use this occasion to explain, from the Dispatch Box, to those at this end and the other end that there are no buts on Brexit?

[Mr Davis]

My hon. Friend is exactly right. Indeed, I think earlier I said no ifs or buts.