June European Council Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office
Monday 2nd July 2018

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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I thank my right hon. Friend for her comments and I assure her that that is exactly what the Cabinet intends to do on Friday.

Vince Cable Portrait Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham) (LD)
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In managing the internal debate on Brexit in the Government, they have developed a very flexible, elastic approach to the idea of collective Cabinet responsibility, even more than in the Government the Prime Minister and I were a part of. What are the red lines that Ministers cannot now cross for fear of being dismissed for disloyalty?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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That is a very interesting contribution from the right hon. Gentleman. I seem to remember when we were in the coalition Government one or two occasions when I woke up as Home Secretary to discover statements he had made from his position, which certainly did not reflect Cabinet collective responsibility.