European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

With regard to this list of all the rights that we are going to lose, allegedly, or that those wh...

When we joined the European Union we pooled parts of our sovereignty so that we could have a bigg...

Last year, as Minister for Life Sciences, I voted for the EU referendum on the basis that I would...

Since my hon. Friend mentions our debate, I hope that he will not mind my saying that he fought t...

I thank my hon. Friend for that gracious intervention. Having won sovereignty back for this House...

Scotland is an equal partner in this “United Kingdom of nations”, to quote the former Prime Minis...

I am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for raising that point. One of the most interestin...

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The truth is that the real challenge now falls to our new Prime Minister, who stepped in—

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Order. I must protect the hon. Gentleman.

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

Our Prime Minister stepped in to lead a Government committ...

When the Prime Minister this week refused three times to condemn an obvious breach of not just th...

I think the people of this country, in the way they have rewarded our Prime Minister with a huge ...

Other speeches have been eloquent, passionate and constitutionally well informed. This speech wil...

It is a privilege to speak in this historic debate. We have heard many passionate contributions, ...

Did you use your judgment when it came to standing on a blank piece of paper and putting that to ...

Order. Would the hon. Gentleman mind asking the hon. Gentleman, rather than the Chair, about the ...

I apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker.

Does the hon. Gentleman consider it a lack of judgment t...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but it has probably detained the House ...

How did we get to this point, with a nation so divided? The weekend after 23 June, I held an advi...

It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West), who...

I am actually rather enjoying my hon. Friend’s speech, but will he say whether he and the other m...

I am afraid that by the time we embarked on the referendum campaign proper, the GO movement allia...

Order. Will the hon. Gentleman please say “they will able to make the laws”? I will give him 10 s...

In fact, I am going to change my mind. They will never have a chance to make the laws.

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I believe that the votes that I shall cast on the Bill will be the most important votes that I sh...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cardiff Central (Jo Stevens), who spoke with great...

Does the hon. Gentleman recognise, however, that if we do not get a deal—the Prime Minister has s...

I do not believe for a minute that we will not get a deal that will be of benefit to UK-based car...

I am unable to support this Bill and the triggering of article 50. Like the right hon. and learne...

There has been a lot of debate about whether the Government have a sufficient mandate not only to...

Did the Conservative manifesto commit to staying in the single market?

The Conservative manifesto committed us to renegotiation followed by an in/out referendum, which ...

Is it not the case that several EU countries now have deep concerns about the consequences of unf...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention; what he says is undoubtedly the case. The prob...

The hon. Gentleman correctly points out that the fall in sterling will lead to an increase in inf...

Two things: first, record low unemployment means that there is tremendous opportunity for those p...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hertsmere (Oliver Dowden).

I begin by associ...

Can the right hon. Gentleman explain why we have been the fastest-growing G7 economy for the whol...

I know that experts are no longer in fashion among Conservative Members, but the Office for Budge...

It was the country’s first woman Prime Minister—this may of course arouse the ire of my hon. Frie...

In this country, we have settled, through a process of trial and error, on a system of parliament...

The Conservative manifesto on which we won the election stated that we would hold a referendum an...

There has been a lot of talk about the European Union Referendum Act 2015. I was not here. I did ...

What a pleasure it is to follow the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney), who has reassure...

As a constitutional expert, the hon. Gentleman will be familiar with the judgment in the case of ...

The hon. Gentleman will know that following the Act of Union the Westminster Parliament was the i...

My hon. Friend is, as ever, making a fantastic speech. Following on from the intervention by the ...

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. The judgment is completely clear that the Sewel convent...

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I cannot give way again because I do not get any more bonus points.

On 23 June, the people ...

I am pleased to be following the hon. Member for North East Somerset (Mr Rees-Mogg), who set out ...

The right hon. Gentleman’s prediction that jobs will be lost follows the prediction made by so ma...

It is absolutely clear that there will be a heavy economic price. Within a couple of years, that ...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his opening words. I believe that the Bill will make our constit...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I think we should pay attention to those who know what they a...

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

I am afraid that I cannot give way again.

In any case, we must not dismiss short-term job l...

I only want to make a short contribution on what in my opinion is quite rightly a very short Bill...

I am not—I emphasise I am not—trying to frustrate the will of the people of the United Kingdom. I...

I am absolutely delighted that the hon. Lady has clarified her position. I am sure her words have...

I am minded to support the Bill on Second Reading because, like my hon. and learned Friend the Me...

Does the hon. Gentleman not acknowledge that the Prime Minister has already promised to issue tha...

I acknowledge that after a lifetime of denials the Prime Minister said she would issue a White Pa...

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point about protecting the rights of EU citizens contributing to ...

I am proposing that one way to start the negotiations is to offer up a gesture of good will.

I was a remainer and I think it was a mistake to leave. I still think it is a mistake to leave, b...

I am grateful to the Chairman of the Treasury Committee for giving way. Does he agree that such t...

I agree. Other states have an opportunity to agree a deal, because it would be obtainable under q...

I agree with much of what my hon. Friend has had to say. Does he agree that TheCityUK’s analysis ...

TheCityUK did say that it was the worst possible thing for the financial sector, and it has clear...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I will not, if my hon. Friend will forgive me, for the same reason previously mentioned—I will no...

I, too, supported the argument for remaining in the European Union, and I would do so again. Neve...

It is a pleasure to be called to speak in this historic debate, and it is right that we have the ...

My hon. Friend is making a very clear point. I, too, was of the opinion to remain, but my constit...

I agree with my hon. Friend. This is about looking forward. It is about the future of our childre...

I am pleased that the Leader of the House moved the motion for extra time, and I am pleased to ha...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Albert Owen), particularly because his c...

The hon. Gentleman talks, as others have, about the verdict of the British people, but the citize...

As I said, it was a vote of the whole United Kingdom. I hear a lot from SNP Members about the peo...

A number of the hon. Gentleman’s colleagues have raised that important issue. Will he therefore b...

I can understand the Government’s point because I am stuck in the middle. My brother has just got...

I campaigned hard for Britain to remain a part of the European Union. For 10 years I was a Member...

My hon. Friend is right about that, which was why I made the point that the continuation of consu...

Indeed it is important, and ideally it should be on a statutory basis, but in any case negotiatio...

I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Wayne David), whom I commend for saying th...

At this point, no one is challenging the result. No one on my side is asking for a veto. We are a...

It seems to me that the Scottish National party not only does not like referendums—perhaps becaus...

indicated dissent.

The hon. Gentleman suggests that every single result has been published, but he will know that ac...

I just want to correct the hon. Gentleman. Many constituencies are coterminous with their local a...

The hon. Gentleman makes a compelling case for boundary changes to ensure that all constituencies...

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I shall not give way in the interests of time.

Let me be clear: we are leaving. Even the es...

l am very pleased to follow the hon. Member for North East Hampshire (Mr Jayawardena). I wish to ...

I voted to remain, and the decision was difficult for me. I did so not out of love for the Europe...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

May I carry on?

Those three principles are payments, freedom of movement and regulation, wh...

Many hon. Members have long believed that the United Kingdom’s interests would be best served out...

Like a number of colleagues including, I am sure, my right hon. Friend, I have been subject to th...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is easy to dismiss views with which you disagree if you ne...

Does my right hon. Friend agree that the whole debate on immigration has been completely dishones...

Absolutely.

We were told during the campaign that we could cut immigration without hitting ...

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy). He knows that I like h...

If it was so blindingly obvious that leaving the European Union meant leaving the single market, ...

The right hon. Gentleman will recall that both the previous Prime Minister and the previous Chanc...

In my view, it is a tragedy that we have seen introduced into the House a Bill that will result i...

Even today, some seven months on from the referendum, I still view with disbelief and inspiration...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

No, I won’t. The British people voted —[Interruption.]

I thank the hon. Lady for eventually giving way. Would she ascribe any part of the defeat of the ...

That is very childish and immature. I salute the former Prime Minister for having the courage to ...

I am strongly in favour of the reasoned amendments and against the Second Reading of this grudgin...

I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman recalls that it was actually the Foreign Secretary, who ...

I remember it very well. It was an abysmal and terrible performance from someone who considers hi...

There is perhaps no other subject that will dominate this Parliament and define the future path f...

I am pleased to speak today on behalf of my Brighton constituents and indeed of anyone else who c...

I am just enjoying a blog post on a website of 13 July 2015, in which the hon. Lady comments on t...

I do not see any contradiction between what I wrote back then and the position I am taking now. I...

It is a great honour to take part in this historic debate, and a particular honour to follow the ...

When I was first elected to this House seven years ago, I knew this job would be hard. I anticipa...

Did my hon. Friend see some of the headlines in the European papers following that speech, and do...

I did see some of that commentary. One of the Spanish newspapers described the speech as a mixtur...

My hon. Friend mentions the impact on the car manufacturing sector. If we had to operate under WT...

The impact would be felt across the country. The ease with which British firms trade with other f...

I rise to support the Bill, respect the referendum and trigger article 50, so that we can forge a...

On 23 June, the British public voted to leave the European Union. Leaving the single market and t...

I have the greatest respect for the right hon. Gentleman, who is making his argument powerfully, ...

Yes, that was the time for arguing the principle. This is the time for arguing about the type of ...

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If my hon. Friend does not mind, I will finish now.

I will therefore vote against the Gover...

It is a great privilege to follow the right hon. Member for Exeter (Mr Bradshaw), who argued his ...

Does not the hon. Gentleman accept that there is a difference between voting to come out of the E...

I make two points in response to the hon. Gentleman. First, I am concerned that those who fasten ...

I do wish that Government Members who say that we have to go for an extreme Brexit would stop rew...

Order. The hon. Lady has already spoken. Other Members present have not yet spoken, and the speec...

True democrats must now turn to the future. What kind of country do we want to be? As the Prime M...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk). My speech will follow in ...

The hon. Gentleman is making a great speech—I am a huge admirer of his—but I ask him to show fide...

That contribution was rather too long to fit on the back of a bus. Leave campaigners do not like ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting), whose speech was, as...

The hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron), who is not in place, also said on the ...

Order. As there are many interventions, they need to be short.

I recognise those words spoken by my hon. Friend the Member for Eastleigh (Mims Davies). This is ...

I agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman’s analysis. I will vote to invoke article 50 because of ...

I agree, and there is a commitment to that. Once the negotiations have happened, we should have a...

I campaigned passionately during last year’s referendum for Britain to remain in the EU and still...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Sedgefield (Phil Wilson), and I share many of his ...

It is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr Mathias). You can always tell when...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will not give way, because I am conscious that I am only the third SNP MP to speak, and we have...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I have already explained why I am not going to take any interventions and my mind has not changed...

This has been a fantastic debate, which has focused on parliamentary sovereignty. And how good it...

It is hard to be a remainer with remain constituents firing off such emails on an hourly, never m...

Yes, and I will stand solidly with my hon. Friend on that. I want to protect the position of my c...

Will my right hon. Friend give way?

I give way to the man on the rocks of whose leadership bid—

Order. The right hon. Member for Wantage (Mr Vaizey) has actually run out of time.

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It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Wantage (Mr Vaizey). I agree with much of wh...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

No, I will not give way to the right hon. Gentleman.

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.

It had better be a point of order.

No such statement was made by any Cabinet Minister and I hope the hon. Lady will withdraw.

I do not intend to respond to the right hon. Gentleman. He had his chance earlier.

This aut...

Will my hon. Friend explain to the House precisely how important objective 1 was to the regenerat...

It stopped the city from falling even further than it had already fallen, and it gave us a real b...

“God’s diplomacy”. My hon. Friend the Member for Fareham (Suella Fernandes) reminded us how Richa...

Given how damaging uncertainty is to business and trade, does my hon. Friend agree that it would ...

I do agree. Since we are having this debate and are passing, I hope, this Bill, I think the Prime...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I cannot, because others wish to speak.

If I have a regret, it is that David Cameron is not...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wycombe (Mr Baker), who made an interesting speech...

Why was it, then, that Michel Barnier, the EU commissioner charged with Brexit negotiations, said...

Michel Barnier was referring to the article 50 process; the article 218 process, which will defin...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock). I always listen with i...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bedford (Richard Fuller). We sit together on the B...

It is a great privilege to be called to speak this evening, particularly after so many masterful ...

It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat), who h...

It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies), although I ho...

It should come as no surprise that on a day such as today when we commemorate the Clyde revolt, i...

It is a pleasure to take part in this debate. As we have just heard, many contributions—there wil...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton), but it will be...

I am grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me so early in the debate. [Laughter.] My...

My hon. Friend is making a characteristically powerful speech. Does he agree that if we are to ma...

I agree with my hon. Friend, who, as ever, is thoughtful and makes the right choices about moving...

We have been told that “Brexit means Brexit”; that the Government will secure the best possible d...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Arfon (Hywel Williams).

This House was right...

Is it not ironic that the Liberal Democrats, whose second name is “Democrats”, want to block the ...

That point is not lost on me or the House.

The first objection is that MPs in constituencie...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (James Berry), although I fe...

On 23 June, the British people were presented with a simple choice. In my constituency of Boston ...

My hon. Friend and I, both representing Lincolnshire, were on opposite sides of this argument in ...

That is a kind comment from my constituency neighbour—it is either courageous or bonkers, but we ...

I believe that more Poles live in my hon. Friend’s constituency than in any other constituency. D...

I entirely agree. I think that, throughout Europe, we are seeing a recognition that the free move...

It is a pleasure to speak in a debate that the Government strained every sinew to prevent. I rise...

Mr Speaker, you have taken me completely by surprise. I know it is traditional to be called this ...

Order. The more jocularity there is, the greater the danger that Members who want to speak tonigh...

I want to pick up on a point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Neil Carmichael), whom...

Does the hon. Gentleman accept that there should be no veto from any region of the United Kingdom...

I agree with my hon. Friend. That is why we are here tonight, and it is what the vote will be abo...

My hon. Friend talks about pragmatism. Given our huge imbalance of trade with the European Union,...

I have already mentioned Airbus, and I cannot think of a better example. It would be crazy for po...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I am afraid that I cannot give way. I know that other people want to speak. I would love to give ...

Order. To put it bluntly, may I suggest that the hon. Gentleman gets on with it? Get on with it, ...

I was giving way to my hon. Friend—[Interruption.] Right, okay, so I cannot give way to her. Forg...

Order. The limit will now be four minutes per speech. I am afraid that that is the reality of the...

In following the hon. Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax), I have to say that I will not be on...

At a point in history when international co-operation has never been more important, I believe th...

This hard Tory Brexit has unknown ramifications, but we in Scotland know one thing: it will be pa...

Parliamentary sovereignty has exercised and excited a lot of Government Members today. The hon. M...

There is no question but that our coming out of the single market will have an economic impact. M...

I was much touched by the interesting speech made by the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling (T...

It would be very churlish of me not to recognise some of the contributions from those on the Gove...

I have learned something today: I can sit through an entire 11 hours of debate and actually enjoy...

The people have spoken. This House must now act accordingly.

Ordered, That the debate be no...