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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Oct 2019
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill and Extension Letter

"On Saturday, Parliament voted by acclamation to pass the motion on the withdrawal agreement as amended. Will the Secretary of State confirm that when the withdrawal agreement Bill comes before the House for its various stages, the Government will respect it if the House decides to amend the Bill in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Oct 2019
Withdrawal Agreement: Proposed Changes

"I raised with the Prime Minister on Thursday the concerns of the Irish Deputy Prime Minister, Simon Coveney, about the nature of the democratic issue in Northern Ireland, where a minority could potentially hold a veto over the wishes of the majority. The Prime Minister assured me that he would …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Sep 2019
Compliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019

"The Minister said there would be ample time after an election for any new Government to legislate accordingly and vote on a deal or seek an extension, but it normally takes at least four weeks for a new Government to pass substantive legislation. Does that reveal that having an election …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"1. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of a public vote on the EU withdrawal agreement and political declaration. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Einstein is widely credited with saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing multiple times but expecting different results. If the Government intend to bring their withdrawal agreement back to Parliament in the form of a Bill, is it not the case that it is only likely …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 22 Mar 2019
European Council: Article 50 Extension

"This is not so much a crisis of the constitution as a crisis of leadership on the part of the Government. Parliament is not the problem; Parliament has not had the opportunity to find a way forward and establish a majority for anything because the Government have prevented it from …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Mar 2019
Article 50 Extension

"My right hon. and learned Friend is making a powerful speech about the real predicament and crisis we currently face. There have been indications from the Government of France that they may well not permit an extension to article 50. Faced with that proposition, does my right hon. and learned …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Mar 2019
No-deal EU Exit Preparations

"This House has unequivocally excluded the idea of no deal—it has ruled it out, out of hand—so the only ways to avoid no deal would be for the Government to bring forward a meaningful vote again, which you have excluded, Mr Speaker; to prepare to revoke article 50; or to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Mar 2019
Article 50 Extension Procedure

"There are real-world consequences from the Government running down the clock. One of my constituents, Stephanie, has just had to pay £157 for a one-week fast-tracking of her passport in order to be able to travel on 24 March; people need a passport that has at least six months before …..."
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Written Question
Brexit
Monday 28th January 2019

Asked by: Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterpart on extending Article 50.

Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng

As the Prime Minister said in her statement to the House on Monday 21st January, the Government is opposed to extending Article 50 and we are committed to leaving the EU on 29 March 2019. In any case, the EU are very unlikely simply to agree to extend Article 50 without a plan for how we are going to approve a deal.