Date of exit from the European Union

Part of European Union (Withdrawal) Bill – in the House of Commons at 2:52 pm on 14 November 2017.

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Photo of Angela Smith Angela Smith Labour, Penistone and Stocksbridge 2:52, 14 November 2017

Will my right hon. Friend not concede that an arbitrary date for Brexit could risk damaging the British economy if clear evidence emerges, as it already is, that hurrying Brexit may badly damage our manufacturing sector, our agricultural sector and our financial services sector?