Leaving the EU

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:47 pm on 12 February 2019.

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Photo of Theresa May Theresa May The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party 12:47, 12 February 2019

At the 2017 general election, 80% of the people who voted voted for parties that were committed to honouring the result of the referendum and taking the United Kingdom out of the European Union. That is exactly what the Government are working to do. The hon. Lady refers to no deal. We cannot simply take no deal off the table. As I said, if we are not going to stay in the European Union, the only way to ensure that there is not a no deal is to have a deal.