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Leaving the European Union

Proceeding contribution from Anne Main (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 4 February 2019. It occurred during e-petition debate on Leaving the European Union.

The convention is to answer an intervention before giving way again, and I would like to do that. I am sorry.

It was made clear that there would be no second asks—I remember hearing that several times during the campaign—and that if we left, we would take back control of our borders and so make our own immigration policies. I am quite relaxed about numbers, although some people are not, but leaving would mean a level playing field on immigration policy. Also, it was clear that we would deliver on the vote of the British people; Parliament would not tinker and water it down. The referendum was about bringing back a level of control to Parliament—eventually, not right this second—from the European Union. We have got caught up in the argument that that means going back to parliamentarians having control over the people, but the people voted to bring back control from Brussels to Parliament; it was very clear, and they expect us to deliver on that.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
654 c10WH 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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