8. Debate on NNDM6958 — The Prospects for a Brexit Deal Following the House of Commons Vote

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:05 pm on 30 January 2019.

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Photo of Mark Reckless Mark Reckless Conservative 6:05, 30 January 2019

The Member is right that the House of Commons has said that, but it said it by 318 votes to 310, and it chose only to say that and express an opinion, and when given the opportunity two or three times to do something about it, voted by a majority twice as large not to and to support the UK Government in its negotiating position to put pressure on the European Union to make alternative arrangements to the backstop, so that there can be a deal that Parliament can vote on and agree. That is the only way to avoid 'no deal' unless, as more and more obviously, debate by debate, we see from those benches you want to reverse the outcome of the referendum, ignore the people in Islwyn or in Merthyr Tydfil who voted 56.4 per cent to leave the European Union. They were told by their Member that they'd got it wrong, and she now thinks they should prepare to vote again until they agree with her, because she somehow is better. I don't agree with that.