Brexit Update (05/04/19)
On 3 April, the House considered the ‘Cooper Bill’, a Private Members Bill put forward by Yvette Cooper which instructs the Prime Minister to seek an extension to Article 50 and avoid a no-deal Brexit.
I voted in favour of …
Indicative Votes (01/04/19)
Set out below are the motions that the House has voted on. Below each one, I have indicated how I voted:
(c) Customs Union
Mr Kenneth Clarke
Hilary Benn
Dame Caroline Spelman
That this House instructs the Government to: …
Vote on 29.3.19 on Prime Minister’s EU Withdrawal Deal
Today I voted against the Prime Minister’s deal for a third time. The Prime Minister’s deal was defeated in the House of Commons today with 344 votes Against and 286 votes For.
I am always happy to meet with constituents …
Indicative Votes on Brexit
Tonight’s Indicative Votes
Set out below are the motions that the House will be voting on tonight. Below each one, I have indicated the way in which I will be voting.
(B) No Deal
That this House agrees that …
Statement on the UK’s Withdrawal from the European Union: Update 26th March
In the referendum of 2016 the decision was to leave the EU. I not only respect this decision but accept it and have been clear that Britain’s future now lies outside of the European Union.
The task now facing us …
EU (Withdrawal) Bill
Although I campaigned for the UK to stay in the EU, I do accept the result of the referendum. Whilst the UK’s future now lies outside of the EU itself, I believe we need to get the best deal for …