Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Tim Farron Excerpts
Wednesday 23rd November 2016

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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In this country we value the independence of our judiciary—that is, the independence of members of the judiciary when they come to make their judgments in court. Also, they are independent and it is for them to determine what they choose to put in their speeches. It is not for the Government to tell them what to do.

Tim Farron Portrait Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD)
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As millions of public sector workers face another year of suppressed pay, after another week of shambolic Brexit negotiations, and with the national health service facing a winter crisis and crying out for cash, does the Prime Minister worry that her Government are only just about managing?

Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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We are very clear about the amounts of money that we are putting into the national health service. The hon. Gentleman talks about the negotiations. Actually, the negotiations for us leaving the European Union do not formally start until we trigger article 50. We will trigger article 50 by the end of March next year. The hon. Gentleman wants to stop us leaving the European Union by denying the people the decision and the deliverability of the vote that they took, rightly, on 23 June. He wants to deny people what they want; we are going to give it to them.