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Debate between William Cash and Mark Pritchard
Wednesday 3rd April 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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William Cash Portrait Sir William Cash
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That is absolutely the fundamental doctrine. All I am saying to my hon. Friend—I have said it to the House many times—is that when, by a solemn Act of a sovereign Parliament, we transfer a decision to the British people by six to one in this House, that is an act of transferring sovereignty to them so that they can make the decision. It is as simple as that.

Mark Pritchard Portrait Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con)
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Is it not the case that no Prime Minister, no Member of Parliament and no Parliament is above the people, and that we are all supposed to be servants of the people?

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