My hon. Friend forgets that there was just one question on the ballot paper—did we want to remain in or leave the EU—and 52% of the people who voted chose to leave. That is what we are doing. We—some of us—on this side have honoured that result and voted for us to leave. Now, however, we are talking about the sovereignty of this Parliament and about what would happen in the event that our Prime Minister does not strike a good deal. I trust our Prime Minister to do everything that she can, and I will support her in her efforts to get that good deal, but let us be under no illusion that if she does not do so, there will be no alternative but WTO tariffs, regulations and rules, and the people in my constituency certainly did not vote for that—
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Anna Soubry
(Conservative)
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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