i'm into our agreement with the eu. i'm going to make more progress. in doing so, ? ithink going to make more progress. in doing so, ? i think the next section may be of interest. i want to build the broadest possible consensus within the house and across the country. for the next stage of negotiations we will ensure a greater and more formal role for parliament. this will begin immediately as we develop our negotiating mandate, building on the declaration ahead of the 29th of march, 2019. the government will consult more widely and engage more intensively with parliament as we finalise the mandate for the next phase of negotiations. ministers will appear before select committees between now and march in each area of the political declaration, from fisheries committee space, to foreign policy. so members across the house will be able to contribute their expertise to the detailed positions we take forward with the eu. and the house will be consulted oi'i eu. and the house will be consulted on the final version of that full mandate. and we will also provide

the devolved administration with a similar degree of detailed engagement. we will undertake targeted engagement with businesses and civil society to a hope informed negotiations. you have been generous in giving way. she said the house of commons would be consulted on the mandate. can she give the house as simple the house of commons will get to vote on whether to approve that mandate or not. can i say to the right honourable gentleman, the outline of that mandate has been set in the political declaration. that is the deal that has been agreed with the eu. what we're looking for is to have the expertise of the house, the views of the house when we go into that negotiating position. i realised to the chairman of the select committee, ministers will

appear before the select committee and ministers will have to be invited to appear before them but i hope the select committees will acce pt hope the select committees will accept it is important for ministers to appear on these matters. taken together, these arrangements will support a national mission to forge the strongest possible future relationship with our european partners, along with our global goals and in the interests of the whole country. mr speaker, let me turn to the amendments proposed by the leader of the opposition. it argues that the permanent customs union. the benefits of a customs union. the benefits of a customs union is means notepad —— tariffs, fees, rules of origin checks. all of these are explicit in our deal but importantly it goes further. it gives is the crucial ability to have an independence trade policy beyond oui’ an independence trade policy beyond our partnership with the eu which membership of the customs union would not. the leader of the

opposition needs to explain why he does not share our ambition for a global britain. second, the amendment argues for a strong single market deal. if that means being close to the single market but not pa rt of close to the single market but not part of it, it is our deals which delivers the closest possible partnership. if it means being in the single market, he is opposing taking back control of our borders and ending free movement. that's not only contravenes the democratic construction of the british people but contravenes his own manifesto. third, the amendment claims our deal would lead to increased barriers to trade in goods and services. unless his policy is to stay in the single market as well as a customs union some increase in barriers is inevitable. it is our deal that is the best deal outside the single market and gives us the opportunities that come from an independent trade policy and regulatory freedom. we're now at the

stage of this process... lam stage of this process... i am grateful. as the uk will have lost the ability to influence eu rule—making on financial services directly, it is vital we can play a full pa rt directly, it is vital we can play a full part in defending our interests in international bodies that sets standards globally such as the basal committee and others. there she share my concern that article 21 to nine of the draft treaty which clearly states it be you may not ta ke clearly states it be you may not take a contrary position to the eu in such bodies, were prevented from doing so? article 129 is about the joint committee responsible for the management administration and supervision of the resolution in the future. i say to the honourable

gentleman, no, we have been clear in the area of financial services, we have been it clear in the area of financial services it is important because of the significance of the services to the uk. we have to ensure we have that ability to set those regulations that we need to set as the global financial centre, working with the other bodies in terms of the regulatory bodies and doing that in the interest notjust of the uk but in the interests of financial stability across the world. we are now out the stage in this process, we must all engage with the hard choices we face. simply pretending everything can stay the same as we leave be you as labour's amendment does, doesn't face up to these choices. fourth, the amendment claims our deal would not protect workers' rights and

environmental standards. this is simply wrong. i would deal does protect them. as part of the single... no. we have committed to ensuring there will be no reduction in standards in this area including oi'i in standards in this area including on labourand in standards in this area including on labour and social, occupational health and safety and fair working conditions. we have said we will improve on this in developing our future relationship we be you. indeed, we already go further than eu minimum standards including on annual leave, paid maternity leave, flexible working, paternity leave and pay, and parental leave. for we know at the first responsibility for protecting those rights sets with this parliament. as we take back control of our laws we will not only oi'i control of our laws we will not only on that responsibility but go further still, including by

implementing the recommendations of the taylor review. not just protecting workers' rights that enhancing workers' rights. fifth, the amendment claims our deal allows the amendment claims our deal allows the diminution of our security. the leader of the opposition knows if we fulfil the democratic decision of the british people to leave the eu we can't have the same rights that we can't have the same rights that we have now. which still represents the broader security partnership in the broader security partnership in the eu's history and that is our deal. but what is he doing? he is opposing it. six and his amendment appears to reject the backstop. even though businesses, farmers and people from across the community in northern ireland support this insurance policy. ithink northern ireland support this insurance policy. i think that is anger in northern ireland at the approach labour are taking. finally, the amendment opposes leaving without a deal. but the eu has been

crystal clear no backstop, no backstop is no deal. his amendment is simultaneously opposing no deal and proposing a policy that would need to exactly that. i have to say, this critical time, the leader of the opposition isn't doing a serious proposition for the future. he is simply trying to force a general election. the right honourable memberfor election. the right honourable member for hayes and harlington has admitted it when he said, our view is we should have a general election. at a time when we should be delivering on the vote of the british people, the leader of the opposition wants to ignore that and have another vote. at a time when government is working in the national interest, the leader of the opposition is playing party politics. at a time when we should

all be focused at this historic moment, on what is best for our country, the leader of the opposition is thinking about what gives him the best chance of forcing a general election. mr speaker, let me now turn to the amendments for the right honourable member for leeds central. this seeks to reject oui’ leeds central. this seeks to reject our deal as well to no deal. this house cannot rule out no deal, the only way to avoid no deal is to agree a deal that requires the agreement of this house and the eu. i have been very generous with my interventions. i will take some further interventions in a few minutes but i will make this point. if you reject or the other side has described as the only deal on offer whatever you say to the contrary you put this country on course for no deal. this is doubly so... this is

doubly so when the amendment is silent on what alternative deal we should strike. the eu 27 member states have made it clear this is the best deal available and that is neither the time nor the inclination to reopen negotiations and ensure we leave in good order on the 29th of march next year. the choice before parliament is clear. this deal, no deal or the risk of no brexit. investing parliamentary time in 20 create an alternative will only endangerour create an alternative will only endanger our ability to deliver brexit. i make way. i like to thank the prime ministerfor brexit. i make way. i like to thank the prime minister for giving way. brexit. i make way. i like to thank the prime ministerfor giving way. i wa nt to the prime ministerfor giving way. i want to congratulate on two years of the trickiest negotiations in our lifetime. some of my colleagues in this house seem to think that if they were reject this deal on tuesday the other eu 27 leaders will

come back and give us something better. why should they? i think my right honourable friend raises up point. they don't intend to do that. they have made very clear relation to this deal this is the deal on the table.|j clear relation to this deal this is the deal on the table. i give way. and like to thank the prime minister. i welcome the prime minister. i welcome the prime minister ‘s commitment to engage further with select committees, what she will have heard when she came to liaise on committee last week with one committee chair after the other pointing out to hurt the catastrophic consequences of no deal and asking if she would roulette out if and when this house rejects the deal. —— rule that out. the way to ensure if she's concerned about a no deal, the way to ensure there is no deal is to support the

deal on the table. i will give way one more time. i am extremely grateful to the prime minister. this feels like the fall on the regime this afternoon. can i take a back to what i think was meant to be the scotla nd what i think was meant to be the scotland part of this speech on devolved administrations. but the scottish parliament will not be interested in is ministers making day trips for a number of hours to scotla nd day trips for a number of hours to scotland to come over with meaningless waffle. if we had to be convinced that their views will genuinely be taken into account, what will change because they haven't been up until this point. the honourable gentleman knows full well we've had a high degree of engagement with the scottish government and the welsh government oi'i government and the welsh government on all the matters as we have been going through. we will continue to

have that. there are areas where thatis have that. there are areas where that is that this agreement, the scottish government wants to remain in the european union. that would deny the vote of the british people. that are denied the vote of the british people. we have a difference of opinion after that. let me deal with another question that has been raised. it is the question of another referendum. i understand the argument that if this house is deadlocked we could give the decision back to the people. but what would that say to those in our constituencies who put aside decades of doubt in the political process because they believed their voice would finally be heard? what it would finally be heard? what it would say about the state of our democracy if the biggest vote in our history were to be rerun because a majority in this house didn't like the outcome. and what it would do to

that democracy and what forces it would unleash. this house voted to give the decision to the british people, this has promised we would honour their decision. if we betray that promise how can we expect them to trust us again? and even if we held a referendum, what would it achieve? it wouldn't bring the country together, it would divide this all over again. it wouldn't end the debate, because if it was close la st the debate, because if it was close last time whichever side lost out would soon start a call for a third one. it wouldn't take us forward but rather back to square one. we cannot afford to spend the next decades as afford to spend the next decades as a country going around in circles on the question of our relationship with the european union. we have already spent too many years with divisions on europe simmering in the

body politic. we must deliver on the referendum we have already had, focus on the day—to—day concerns of the people and take this country forward. i thank the prime ministers are her generosity. my oldest child is just are her generosity. my oldest child isjust gone to are her generosity. my oldest child is just gone to university, can she give assurances when he comes out he will walk into a world where he can make his way in this world and in this country. can she give assurances that this will have the ship back on track, we we have respected the democratic view of this country, trusted their people as we expect them to trust us but we will also respect the european union, we will have a close relationship with that great trading bloc but we will be able to hold our heads up on the global wide stage so we won't be diminished, we will be

even greater. i thank my honourable friend. she may have anticipated what i'm going to say in my speech and i can give her absolutely that assurance. i wa nt her absolutely that assurance. i want to be clear what this deal delivers. and enter free movement once and for all, an end to the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice in the uk, an end to the vast sums we sent a brussels every year, a fair settlement of our financial obligations, less than half. i am conscious that i have been taken interventions for an hour. i will make progress. a new free trade area with no tariffs, fees, restrictions or rules of origin checks, an unprecedented economic relationship that no other major economy has. at the same time, the freedom to have an independent trade policy and to strike new trade

deals all around the world. way out of the agricultural policy, independence, coastal states once again with full control over our waters. it means jobs again with full control over our waters. it meansjobs protected, citizens' rights protected, the integrity of our united kingdom protected, the sovereignty of gibraltar protected, our security protected, with the broader security partnership in the eu's hysterics working together with our friends and neighbours to keep all our people safe. the british people want us people safe. the british people want us to get on with the deal. this is the deal but the livers for the british people. mr speaker, i have spent nearly two years in negotiating this deal. i have lost

valued colleagues along the way, i have faced... no, i am concluding. valued colleagues along the way, i have faced... no, iam concluding. i have faced... no, iam concluding. i have faced... no, iam concluding. i have faced fierce criticism, if i had banged the table, walked out of the room and at the end of the process delivered the very same deal thatis process delivered the very same deal that is the forum is to take some might say that i had done a better job. i didn't play to the gallery, i focus on getting a deal that honours the referendum, sets us on course and a bright future and i did so through painstaking hard work. i have never thought that politics was simply about broadcasting alone opinions on the matter at hand. it is as much about listening to people from all sides... order, order. mr mcneil, i am concerned. you work noisy. i heard you. your apprenticeship to become a statesman

has a distance to travel. politics is as much about listening to people from all sides of the debate than doing what you believe is in our national interest and that is in our national interest and that is what i have done. i am sticking to the task. it has delivered for the british people. when the eu gives a choice between off—the—shelf models, i wanted a bespoke deal. when they try to insist on a backstop that carved out northern ireland, i faced them down and they backed down. and right at the end, when spain tied to make a move on gibraltar, i stood firm and protected gibraltar's sovereignty. that is why the chief minister of gibraltar has said, no friend of gibraltar has said, no friend of gibraltar should vote this deal down. don't let anyone here think thatis down. don't let anyone here think that is a better deal to be won by shouting louder. don't imagine if we vote this down a different deal is

good to miraculously appear. the alternative is uncertainty and risk. the risk that brexit could be stopped, the risk we could crash out with no deal, the only certainty would be uncertainty. bad for our economy and bad for our standing in the world. that is not national interest. the alternative is for this house to lead our country forward into a brighter future. i don't say this deal is perfect, it was never going to be. that is the nature of a negotiation. yes, it is a compromise, it speaks to the hopes and desires of our fellow citizens who voted to leave and who voted to stay in. we were not bring our country together if we seek a relationship that gives everything to one side of the argument and nothing to the other. we should not let the search for the perfect brexit prevent a good brexit that