Quote of the day15th October 2019

"In the last few days there is at least hope that this toxic and crippling fog, which we have created, might just be lifting as the prime minister sketches the outline of a way forward – and I speak as someone who has been robust in my review of previous proposals – but the house must surely see, as I do, that we have debated long enough. 

This is a moment for decision and we were elected to make decisions. 

If there is light at the end of the tunnel later this week, and heaven knows I hope there will be, we have a fundamental responsibility in this place to try and resolve this most vexed of problems and allow our despairing country to move on. 

For the health of our democracy and to restore faith in this most venerable of institutions, in my view we simply must get Brexit done."

(Lee Rowley MP,  moving the "Loyal address" on the Queeen's Speech yesterday.)


The above words were seen as a signal that Mr Rowley, one of the so-called ERG "Spartans" who voted against the previous withdrawal agreement as not going far enough, and his like-minded colleagues, are prepared to consider voting to leave the EU with a deal if one is agreed at the EU Council this week.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Nick Herbert on his visit to flood hit areas of Cumbria

Quotes of the day 19th August 2020

Quote of the day 24th July 2020