We have heard once again that the backstop is undesirable and no one wants it. We have heard that it is temporary and an insurance policy. Every insurance policy is time-limited. If neither side wants it and everyone acknowledges that it is temporary, why can we not put a date on it and end it at a particular time? Surely that is not unreasonable.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act
Proceeding contribution from
John Hayes
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 January 2019.
It occurred during Debates on treaty on European Union (Withdrawal) Act.
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