Conduct of negotiations

Part of European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:00 pm on 8 February 2017.

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Photo of Seema Malhotra Seema Malhotra Labour/Co-operative, Feltham and Heston 4:00, 8 February 2017

My hon. Friend is making a characteristically powerful and passionate, and humorous, speech. Would it not be fair to approach the wording in the White Paper with some caution, bearing in mind that prominent leave campaigners argued that leaving the EU would be an opportunity to cut EU social and employment protections?