Brexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint Committee Debate
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Lord Tomlinson
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Lord Keen of Elie
My Lords, the Government as an entity do not read—and do not read the Daily Telegraph.
Lord Tomlinson (Lab)
My Lords, the noble and learned Lord said earlier that the Government always seek to follow the mandate from Parliament. Can he explain what the Prime Minister meant in her letter to Donald Tusk when she said:
“However, it remains my intention to bring the deal back to the House”?
Lord Keen of Elie
It means that her intention is to bring the deal back to the other place.