Brexit: UK-Irish Relations

My Lords, I follow many speakers, in particular the speaker who has just spoken, with concerns ab...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Jay for his speech introducing this debate today. It was v...

My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bew, and his very relevant reali...

If the noble Lord will forgive me, I thought I heard him say that an option might be for us to ha...

It depends on whether—we come back to the term “special status”—the European Union is very flexib...

My Lords, I enter the debate with some trepidation given the contributions from people who have m...

My Lords, it is good that the House is debating this important but often overlooked and marginali...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Hannay, and I agree with everyth...

My Lords, I am glad that the issue of the Irish border is now a central part of the Brexit negoti...

My Lords, the contribution to the debate of most concern so far was the speech of the noble Lord,...

My Lords, this is a very difficult debate for the people of Northern Ireland. It is difficult bec...

My Lords, very inadequately I follow the wise and sobering remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady O’...

My Lords, I can state my views on this subject fairly rapidly. To me the whole thing is a sad nig...

My Lords, I want to make two points, or rather two pleas: a plea for realism on the issue of bord...

My Lords, bearing in mind the late hour I wonder whether the noble Lord might conclude his remark...

I realised the hour was late. Nevertheless, I would like to say something quite serious about the...

My Lords, the noble Lord should consider concluding his remarks pretty rapidly, as he is on 14 mi...

I will bow to the House if it feels I should say no more. I want to make two more points but if t...

Yes.

Sit down.

Thank you.

Secondly, on the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, where is the voi...

My Lords, I apologise for having to get up a third time but I invite the noble Lord to conclude h...

I shall say three sentences. What we need from the Government today is a clear policy which deliv...

My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Jay, for leading this importa...

My Lords, it has been a long evening, but an interesting one. Much accumulated wisdom has shone t...

My Lords, in addition to the best wishes expressed by other noble Lords, I wish the noble Lord, L...

If my noble friend is writing to noble Lords, will he give an assurance that he will address the ...

I am grateful to my noble friend for that. Without going through all the things that I have not t...

My Lords, I too am grateful to all those who spoke in the debate, whatever their point of view, a...