I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for praying me in aid; he is absolutely right. My real point is that neither the First Minister of Northern Ireland nor the First Minister of Wales sought to mislead their own communities by suggesting that they can join the EU outside the UK, which is what the SNP suggested throughout the campaign.
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Swire
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 February 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.
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