Brexit: Cross-party Discussions Debate
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Lord Anderson of Swansea
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Brexit: Cross-party Discussions
Lord Anderson of Swansea Excerpts(4 years, 11 months ago)
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Lord Callanan
I thank the noble Baroness for the implication in her question that Labour respects the referendum result. Obviously, I totally agree with that. If that is the case, it is beholden on the Labour Party to tell us which bits of the withdrawal agreement it does not like. Is it the citizens’ rights protections, the financial settlement, the implementation period or the Northern Ireland protocol? Which bits does it not like?
Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)
How do the Government respond to the concern that any potential agreement is likely to be repudiated by any successor to the Prime Minister?
Lord Callanan
I think the noble Lord is getting ahead of himself. The withdrawal agreement has been negotiated by the Government. We stand by that. The EU has made it clear that it is the only and best agreement available, and that will be reflected in the legislation that we bring forward, which I hope Parliament will consider in all seriousness.