European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

Well, my Lords, finally we have the Article 50 Bill. If the Government had brought it forward las...

My Lords, will the noble Lord give way?

No, my Lords. There are 190 other speakers; the noble Lord will have his chance.

Thirdly, w...

My Lords, my record in referenda has been mixed. Where I live north of the border I have taken pa...

As many in your Lordships’ House are aware, my diocese covers most of south London and east Surre...

My Lords, at the last count, 179 Back-Benchers had signed up to speak in this debate. I have no w...

My Lords, it is an honour to be asked to set the first example of sticking to six minutes before ...

My Lords, I am particularly pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hague of Richmond, because I d...

My Lords, the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, makes it quite clear that the country is di...

My Lords, the referendum was clear: vote remain or vote leave. The previous Prime Minster said th...

My Lords, since I stood down as European Commissioner back in the summer, I have had a self-denyi...

My Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hill, and his very intelligent contrib...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Mandelson, in this debate. This is the mo...

My Lords, I was a strong remainer and at times I still cannot believe that the result went the ot...

My Lords, first, I draw attention to my interests as declared in the register, in particular as a...

Too long.

However, we have to move into this new world, and we must do so in a positive frame of mind. In t...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord. I only wish I could share his optimism...

My Lords, I am the 16th speaker in this debate, and I am already reminded of the explanation why ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Lord Privy Seal for the thoughtful way in which she intr...

My Lords, I warmly welcome this important Bill. We now need to be clear about the way ahead. The ...

My Lords, the Prime Minister, who I believe is the best person to lead the Government, has been d...

My Lords, after attempting unconstitutionally to rush to the Article 50 exit without legislative ...

My Lords, I should like to refer, first, to my interests in the register, particularly as preside...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord O’Donnell, in this important debate. Pe...

My Lords, the remain campaign told the people that the decision to remain or to leave was theirs....

My Lords, it will come as little surprise to Members of your Lordships’ House that, on 23 June la...

My Lords, I was a passionate remainer but I will vote to pass this Bill without a moment’s pause ...

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute as chair of your European Union Committ...

My Lords, once Article 50 is invoked, the negotiations will be complex and profound. Already in t...

My Lords, the supporters of Brexit have been called many things: ignorant, gullible, naive, unedu...

My Lords, critics ask what right have I, an unelected Peer, to oppose the Bill or even to seek ra...

My Lords, every day we start our deliberations by asking for wisdom and understanding. We pray th...

My Lords, during the debate, a number of noble Lords have kindly referred to Northern Ireland. Of...

My Lords, I should begin by telling the House that I voted to remain in the European Union. I am ...

My Lords, I hope that the House does not follow that advice. I cannot support this Bill as it sta...

My Lords, like many in your Lordships’ House, I deeply regret the circumstances that have brought...

My Lords, there is a line of Nietzsche’s that General de Gaulle liked to quote, which is that the...

My Lords, when I had the honour to move the humble Address to Her Majesty, I said I believed that...

My Lords, this is not an easy debate for me as, once again, I take a minority view within my part...

My Lords, although our country has voted, albeit by a comparatively small majority, to sever our ...

My Lords, I should make it clear that I am not an enthusiast for referendums except in the case o...

My Lords, being number 40 on the list reminds me that I was some 45 years outside the European Un...

My Lords, I start by making a confession. I am glad that the Chamber is not full and I hope that ...

My Lords, the Government are about to take the momentous step of triggering Article 50. I never h...

My Lords—

7.55 pm

My Lords, I first arrived in this House in 1981, at the tender age of 29—even younger than the no...

I must apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Russell, for accidentally queue barging. I listened with...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the much respected noble Lord, Lord Howell, as some 2...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, and I could not agree more wi...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, who spoke with her cu...

My Lords, I wish to comment briefly on the point just made by the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, abou...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord. I came into the other place when he was a Mi...

My Lords, I voted to join the European Economic Community in 1975 when I was young, optimistic an...

My Lords, I want to live in a country that is welcoming, inclusive, tolerant and creative—and, th...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, with whom I agree on ma...

My Lords, I follow two speakers, the noble Baronesses, Lady Wheatcroft and Lady Crawley, who have...

My Lords, the Bill we are debating tonight is short but certainly not sweet—at least for a person...

My Lords, this is not the first time that we have considered this subject, and it is worth rememb...

My Lords, I follow the themes picked up by my noble friends Lord Hain, Lord Whitty and Lady Crawl...

My Lords, the great achievement of Europe in the last 72 years has been to change the pattern of ...

My Lords, I congratulate the Prime Minister and the Government on the professional, cautious and ...

My Lords, compared with when we started nearly seven hours ago, we are a bit thin on the ground. ...

However important that is.

I am sorry—that was of course implicit in what I said. Finally, there were the lies on which Brex...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. I am pleased to say tha...

My Lords, it is always a privilege to follow my former colleague from down the Corridor and to he...

My Lords, just for the record, I have not been on this Bench all day but I heard the first dozen ...

My Lords, I will confine myself to the legal process in the triggering of Article 50 and whether ...

My Lords, I support the Bill with the deepest misgivings. Like many others, I remain a remainer a...

My Lords, I will begin by outlining my own position. I served as a Member of the European Parliam...

My Lords, this is a momentous debate, in which the House and Parliament as a whole are trying to ...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Maclennan, cannot be here this evening, so it is my turn to speak—...

My Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my entries in the register of interests, in that I...

My Lords, I rise with great sadness to speak in this debate on a Bill which will trigger the impl...

My Lords, the Prime Minister, and the government White Paper, state that there is to be no “parti...

My Lords, I remember vividly when we joined the EEC in 1973. That is partly because I went to wor...

My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. We are all aware of the importance o...

My Lords, increasing anti-European sentiment was a prime reason for me to bid farewell to the Con...

My Lords, I would like to follow the words of my noble and learned friend Lord Brown of Eaton-und...

My Lords,

“We will honour the result of the referendum, whatever the outcome”.

Those ...

My Lords, I must admit, the sense of bereavement that I felt on 24 June was not to do with any qu...

My Lords, why speak in this debate at this hour? A decision has been taken and the other place ha...

My Lords, there’s a Jewish story of a man who goes over a precipice and as he tumbles into the ra...

My Lords, the advantage of following the noble Lord is that he has woken you all up and I can now...

My Lords, the aim of those who voted for Brexit was, as I understand it, to bring back control to...

My Lords, I addressed this House in a Question on 24 February last year, when I asked for Article...

My Lords, I am honoured to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton, and agree with him about the pri...

My Lords, I recognise that I stand between those noble Lords who are still graciously here and th...