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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a mature democracy any proposed policy should be subjected to a close analysis of its likely benefits and costs.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hostility to the Human Rights Act has been present in sections of the Conservative Party since its enactment, and this has grown more strident with the passage of time, encouraged by some sections of the press.
- Economic
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the past there has been debate as to whether or not traditional rights such as that to trial by jury might be protected or if a Bill of Rights should extend into areas of social and economic policy.
- Church
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a practising Anglican I go to church on a Sunday.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to work together to either achieve a form of Brexit that does not threaten our future or ensure that the decision to complete departure is the electorate's informed choice.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ties of loyalty play an understandably important part in how most MPs interact with their own party and the supporters who have elected and sustained them in their careers. As I know personally it is the strain put on those ties which constitutes the most unpleasant aspect of being at variance with one's own party line.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that MPs from all parties must work together to prevent a damaging hard exit.
- Legal
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- Nov 07, 2020
Very few MPs disagree with the need for a withdrawal bill to enable us to disentangle our 50-year relationship with the legal structures of the European Union and to enable us to function effectively outside of it.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having campaigned to remain in the E.U., I voted to trigger Article 50, in response to the clearly expressed wish of the electorate. It must now be my duty as an MP to try to ensure that Brexit is as smooth as possible and that there is a sound legislative framework in place to bring this about. A chaotic departure is in no-one's interest.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once E.U. law ceases to be supreme it is unclear how this vast body of law, which will then be incorporated into our own domestic law, will be interpreted by our own courts.
- Changed
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Government has correctly recognised that this E.U. law cannot all be changed into domestic law at once.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Henry VIII Clauses allowing the Government to change almost any law of the land by statutory instrument, if needed, to implement Brexit must be properly restricted.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
We then need to consider carefully how the E.U. law that is going to be imported into our own law will operate. Its processes and interpretation have always been different from our own domestic law.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some in favour of Brexit are so fixated on leaving the E.U., they keep arguing that any attempt to change it is some form of sabotage.
- Essential
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- Nov 07, 2020
Putting the Withdrawal Bill in order is an essential step to stability and achieving a reasonable outcome to Brexit.
- Economy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whatever long-term advantages are claimed for Brexit it is overwhelmingly clear that in the short to medium term it carries risks to our economy and security.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
Much as criticism can and has been made as to how E.U. law has been created, there is much in it that affects our daily lives for the better and is welcomed by many without them being necessarily aware of where it comes from.
- Extending
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- Nov 07, 2020
Notice of leaving the E.U. under Article 50, for which most of us voted, provides a mechanism for extending the negotiating period by agreement if this is necessary. It is not to undermine Brexit to insist it is carried out correctly.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
No politician can expect to escape criticism for a controversial decision and we have to be robust in justifying what we do.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
No amount of extra civil servants recruited to deliver Brexit will make up for a lack of rational debate or for political judgments distorted by a desire to sound tough in order to appeal to narrow sectional interests.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our best hope in meeting the many challenges that Brexit brings for us is being willing to be open-minded about the options we may choose to pursue.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
The purpose of the E.U. Withdrawal Bill is in any event not to decide the terms of Brexit but to ensure that it can take place smoothly and that legal continuity, which is essential for businesses, is maintained. There is not a single MP who does not agree that getting the bill on the statute book is essential for us all.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whatever may have been suggested by some Leavers during the referendum it must be clear now that the Brexit process is immensely complicated.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one is going to thank us afterwards for a Brexit that reduces people's quality of life.
- Global Market
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- Nov 07, 2020
Trade wars in which countries are then obliged to retaliate by raising their own tariffs against the initiator undermine growth and hurt consumers. Far from being expressions of strength they highlight the failure of the initiating country's economic sector to compete in the global market place.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most states, for all their rhetoric in favour of free trade, are adept at trying to manipulate markets to protect and advantage their own producers.
- Bilateral
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Good Friday/Belfast Agreement was a bilateral one between ourselves and Ireland and did not involve the E.U. at all. It just presupposed common E.U. membership as a facilitator of its successful operation.
- Brexit
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jeremy Corbyn has shown no ability to provide solutions for Brexit whatsoever.
- Duty
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an MP, my first duty is to act in the national interest, regardless of party affiliation.
- Action
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2016 the public voted by a majority to leave the E.U. As I can see from my mailbag, some are angry at being deprived of their hopes and expectations. They demand action to implement their vote, just as others require we should think again and abandon the project entirely.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a strong believer that Brexit is a very damaging mistake that becomes more obvious every day, I see sound democratic reasons for asking the electorate to confirm what it wants to do.
- Some
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are, of course, some who demand a no-deal Brexit and threaten to vote for any party that will deliver it.
- Hatred
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- Nov 07, 2020
Paralysis in decision-making breeds frustration and contempt from the electorate, and provides the perfect seedbed for demagogues who fill the vacuum with populist simplicities, hatred of opposition and lies.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a past attorney general I consider a WTO Brexit to be a disaster for us as, leaving aside the economic damage it will cause, it would trash our reputation for observing our international obligations - as it must lead to our breaching the Good Friday Agreement with Ireland on the Irish border.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a mountain walker, one of the most frustrating mistakes one can make in bad weather is taking the wrong route down.
- Public
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- Nov 07, 2020
The public are not fools.
- Leave
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no doubt that those who campaigned for and voted leave in 2016 did so with honourable motives.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
For democracy to function properly it requires accepting the absolute right of individuals and groups to campaign against decisions previously taken by majorities and to seek to change them.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Only a Conservative government can credibly deliver the overhaul in approach that will ensure the controlled immigration that Britain needs to prosper in the 21st century.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
A Conservative government will set immigration policy within a wider strategy that meets the changing demographic make-up of Britain, taking full account of its impact on our population and maximising the economic advantages while mitigating the costs and risks.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
The failure to manage economic migration properly has put further pressure on transport and housing.
- Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our schools face immense pressures caused by the different needs and languages of children from immigrant families, particularly in urban areas.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is bad for policy-making - if you cover up the problems, how can you solve them? It also corrodes public trust. Government must be much more honest about the challenges facing the country, if we are to begin to tackle them. Short-term spin must give way to proper long-term strategic thinking.
- Facts
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my brief, home affairs, we have witnessed ministers issue countless dodgy dossiers, fiddle figures and fudge facts.
- Company
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- Nov 07, 2020
Investment by any foreign company in any element of the U.K.'s Critical National Infrastructure should receive careful scrutiny.
- Canada
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since 1955, the U.K. has been part of an intelligence-sharing arrangement with the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Intelligence-sharing is, in itself, commonplace.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
In seeking to counter challenges such as terrorist threats, hostile state activity, or nuclear proliferation, we cannot work in isolation.
- Fragmentary
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- Nov 07, 2020
Intelligence is fragmentary and hard to discover, so it is by joining forces and sharing information with our allies that we maximise our ability to protect ourselves.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
It has long been noted that two of the Conservative Party's great strengths have been the loyalty of its members and its pragmatic approach to policy challenges.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Including myself, it is now clear that there is a significant group of Conservative MPs who think that a People's Vote - a vote on the final form Brexit will take, is absolutely indispensable for the future wellbeing of our country.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
A Brexit with a poor outcome will damage our country and lead to years of further division.
- Cannot
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- Nov 07, 2020
A no deal Brexit is a proposal so damaging to our future that it cannot be accepted.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
The country needs leadership driven by the dictates of national security, not the ebb and flow of political fortunes.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
A careful examination of the information available, from previous counter-terrorism investigations, demonstrates that police have never come close to having to release any dangerous terrorist suspects as a result of time constraints.
- Dragging
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- Nov 07, 2020
We will not be thanked by anyone for dragging the country out of the E.U. on a deal for which the public have shown no enthusiasm. For MPs that would be an abdication of responsibility.
- Crisis
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thankfully, roads have opened that could lead us out of this Brexit crisis. One obvious solution, which is fast gaining support, is to hand the issue back to the country. I would add that we also need formally to take no deal Brexit off the table, because that way lies chaos and disaster.
- Brexit
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have collectively to face up to the fact that in the two main political parties there are substantial disagreements on the best form Brexit should take.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
A decision as a backbencher to vote against one's party ought not to be taken lightly.
- Loyalty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Political parties depend for existence and success, not so much on the holding of identical views, as on a shared philosophy and ties of loyalty and respect between members. So there are good reasons to try to find compromises when differences emerge on a specific matter.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
If parliament and government work together in their respective constitutional roles, and respect due processes, we will maximise our chances of making the right decisions as we encounter the many challenges, risks and opportunities Brexit poses for our country.
- Expect
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a politician, I should expect sharp challenge from those who disagree with my decisions.
- Brexit
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- Nov 07, 2020
From the immediate abandonment of the promise of an extra £350m for the NHS, the history of Brexit is already littered with discarded and unfulfillable promises.
- Ourselves
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- Nov 07, 2020