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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"As always, the hon. Gentleman is making a compelling argument. I congratulate him not only on his insight but on his consistency. In the end, this is a question of who exercises power and from where, in exactly the way he describes. For too long, too many people on both …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Sat 19 Oct 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Acts

"My right hon. Friend and I are Brexiteers of long standing—in my case, going back to my boyhood—but the truth is that the public are saying to us, “Enough is enough. Get on, get out, so we can get ahead.” It is as simple as that...."
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Written Question
European Council
Friday 15th February 2019

Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which Member State has most often been on the losing side in votes within the European Council since 2004.

Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng

The European Council does not keep a formal record of votes held and HMG does not track this. However, the Council of the EU keeps a record of voting results, which is available to the public here:

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/general-secretariat/corporate-policies/transparency/open-data/

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The ancients named the planets after their gods. In affirming that the United Kingdom will continue to lead geo-galactic enterprise and innovation across the continent, will the Minister explain how, goddess-like, she changed her name and tell us what role she intends to play in promoting the United Kingdom in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Jan 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"Since the hon. Gentleman raises public trust and legitimacy, would he acknowledge that the extension of that argument is that, were we to say to the British people that their express will in a binary choice to leave the European Union were to be frustrated through obfuscation, prevarication, delay and …..."
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