Brexit legislation

Can I say in response how welcome it’s, even joyful that for the primary time on this lengthy saga, this home has truly accepted its obligations collectively, come collectively, and embraced a deal?

I congratulate honourable members throughout the home on the size of our collective achievement as a result of, only a few weeks in the past, hardly anyone believed that we might reopen the withdrawal settlement, not to mention abolish the backstop. That’s certainly what they have been saying.

And definitely no person thought we might safe the approval of the home for a brand new deal and we must always not overlook the importance of this second.

And I pay specific tribute to these members of the home who have been sceptical and who had difficulties and doubts and who determined to put the nationwide curiosity forward of another consideration.

I need to categorical my disappointment that the home has once more voted for delay, moderately than a timetable that may have assured that the UK can be ready to depart the EU on 31 October with a deal.

And we now face additional uncertainty and the EU should make up their minds over learn how to reply parliament’s request for a delay. And the primary consequence, Mr Speaker, is that the federal government should take the one accountable course and speed up our preparations for a no-deal consequence.