Brexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European Union - Motion to Take Note

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 4:11 pm on 28 January 2019.

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Photo of Lord Hain Lord Hain Labour 4:11, 28 January 2019

I apologise for interrupting because I know that time is pressing, and I am grateful to the noble Baroness. Is it not the truth that the Irish Government are acting with integrity, as we should be, in supporting the backstop as an insurance policy to keep that border open and keep the Good Friday agreement alive and peace in progress? They are acting responsibly. I am very surprised, as someone who has a great deal of respect for the noble Baroness, that she is criticising the Irish Government for defending what everyone says they agree with.