The Secretary of State seeks to persuade us that, simply because he has stated from the Dispatch Box that this will all be fine and dandy, that is the end of the matter. He said several times, quite inaccurately, that a ministerial statement from the Dispatch Box is legally binding. Surely the truth is that saying that something said from the Dispatch Box is legally binding does not make it so.
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Chris Bryant
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 March 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.
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