Preparations for Leaving the EU Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Preparations for Leaving the EU

Peter Grant Excerpts
Tuesday 8th October 2019

(4 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Ah, the right hon. Gentleman has a new ambition. It is percolating in my head.

Peter Grant Portrait Peter Grant (Glenrothes) (SNP)
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First, may I indicate that, with your permission, Mr Speaker, I intend to raise a point of order at the end of this item of business about comments made by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster earlier that were deeply offensive to me and many others? However, given the damage that has been done to relationships between the United Kingdom and Germany by the deliberate, malicious and almost certainly inaccurate leaking of a private phone call between the two Heads of Government, will he, the next time he speaks to his very good friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office, ask how quickly we can be given a statement by the Cabinet Office that confirms that the culprit—there are only two possible suspects—has been identified and removed from No. 10 before they can do any more damage?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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That is not a matter for me.