blank check. mr. speaker, you don't have to take my word for all of this. listen, for example, to the general secretary who said this. she does represent an organization. >> jeremy corbyn giving his response to boris johnson. this is his last chance to make his argument in this crucial and what is likely to be a vote we might get later on today. standards, this is a big concern among some labor be who could be -- this will crucial in terms of persuading them. let me bring you a couple of lines from the prime minister. he urged for a deal that can heal the u.k..

this is about getting brexit done. the conservatives want to move on and pursue boris johnson's domestic agenda. many in thehere are country to feel this way. he said it is urgent for the u.k. to build a relationship within that you, a new relationship. this is something he touched on in the beginning of his speech. he said this is not the end of u.k.-e.u. relations, there are many things to be held in high regard. we now hear from jeremy corbyn, who touched on standards, as well. he thanked all the people who came in on a saturday to make this possible. this is a whole handed operation over in the parliament today. this statement is continuing. we will get some questions and

end up with the debate around 11:00. here is jeremy corbyn, the leader of the opposition, once more. >> if we vote for a deal that makes our constituents poorer, we are not likely to be forgiven for doing that. mr. speaker, the government is claiming if we support their deal, it will get brexit done. today is the only way to stop a no deal. i say nonsense. supporting the government this afternoon would merely fire the starting pistol in a race to the bottom in regulation and standards. if anyone had any doubts about this, we only have to listen to what their own honorable members have been saying. like the one yesterday, who let the cat out of the bag, saying members should back this deal as it means we can leave with no

deal by 2020. the cat has truly gotten out of the bag. confirmprime minister whether this is the case and if that a free-trade agreement has not been done, it would mean termsn following onto wto by december of next year with only northern ireland having preferential access to the e.u. market. no wonder the foreign secretary said this represents a cracking deal for northern ireland. they would retain access to a single market. it begs the question, mr. speaker, why can't the rest of the u.k. get a cracking deal with access to the single market? it was said it allows the economy to continue to develop and one that protects the european single market. some members of this house will

conduct kind of economy, but i did not know that included the government. in prime minister declared the summer under no circumstances will i allow the e.u. or anyone else to create any kind of division along the irish sea. you can't trust a word he says. speaker, voting for a deal today won't and brexit. it won't deliver certainty and the people should have the final say. prepared to sell out the communities we represent. we are not prepared to sell out their future and we will not back this sellout deal. this is about our communities now and about our future

generations. , --prime minister p.m. johnson: mr. speaker, i must confess i am disappointed by the tone the gentleman has taken today. i thought he might rise to the -- i believesee his own electorate would managed to get brexit done. i must say, i thought he would wish to reflect the will of the inple who voted for brexit 2016 and have waited for a long time. he is wrong about environmental and social protection. this country maintain the highest standards and we will lead in environmental protection across europe and the world.

as i have told him many times itore, this freedom, brags gives us the op -- brexit gives us the opportunity to do things we have not able to do. say nothing of many other things we can do differently and better. he is wrong, mr. speaker, about business. the overwhelming view of business is that there are great opportunities from brexit. the governor of the bank of england said this is a good deal of the economy. the only risk i see for the economy are the catastrophic plans of the right honorable gentlemen and his party.

what british business wants is the certainty and stability and getting brexit done on october 31 and the opportunity to build a future with our european partners and to do free-trade deals around the world. mr. speaker, he is wrong about northern ireland, which will exit customs union, along with the rest of u.k. in defiance of what the commission and the irish government has intended. he talks about trust. i don't wish to be adversarial , this is a right honorable gentleman. trust his own party, he doesn't trust the shadow chancellor. he has not been willing to trust the people of this country by granting them the right to

adjudicate on him and his policies and his policies in a general election. he won't trust the people and he doesn't trust the people by delivering on the results of the referendum in 2016. i suggest in all humility and candor to the house, they should ignore the pleadings of the honorable gentleman and vote for an excellent deal that will take this country and the whole of europe forward. >> the prime minister began his rare itt by saying how has been in this house for people to support federalism. i agree with that. federalism and the belief in the superstate are as rare in this country as they are in every one

of the other 27 member states. accept for that the last 50 years, the conservative party, the vast majority of the conservative party and all four conservative prime minister's and whose governments i serve, believe membership of the european union gives us a stronger voice politically in the world as one of the leading members of the european union, and gave us access to a free-trade market that enabled us to build a strong and competitive economy. would he reassure me, as i assure him i will vote for his -- when hee have goes on to negotiate the eventual long-term arrangements, he will seek a solution where we have the same completely open

across the channel come across the irish border and trade investment in both directions with the european union that we have now, even if we have to sacrifice the political benefits we have enjoyed with membership of the union. i wish to agree with parts of his analysis because he says there is a theticism across the you -- e.u. about federalism. i think he is right in that, but unfortunately, that skepticism has not percolated up to the andes who run the e.u. those who set the agenda and brussels. >> >> order. floormember who has the

must be heard. p.m. johnson: i am making a valid point, in brussels, the message that the right honorable friend said is not perfectly understood. they continue with a large number of federalist projects. they were calling for a banking union. by takingto intensify a defense pact. desire to strong -- there is process a strong desire to continue the process of integration in a way that would meet the skepticism

of my friend but also millions of people around the e.u. i give you absolute reassurance that in the process of negotiations, we would want as many people to take part, we will ensure we have exactly what i think he desires -- a zero tariff, zero quota, free-trade partnership so there is maximum trade and increasing trade between our economies. >> can i join you in thanking all the people who made it here today. irelandker, northern 13, scotland zero. that is the number of references

to northern ireland. not one reference to scotland. ministerer, the prime has returned from brussels to present his deal that he knows, that we all know is actually worse then theresa may's deal. scotlandat would see shafted by the united kingdom government. an economic disadvantage. interests views and disregarded by the prime minister and his government. mr. speaker, the scottish national party could not have been clear. we would support any mandate to approach the european union to andin in the single market simply remain in the european union altogether. the prime minister has made it

clear he is not interested in meaningful discussions with the s&p or our scottish government. 10and his cronies at number don't care about scotland. once again, they have let scotland down. ireland has been allowed special arrangements to remain in the e.u. single markets and custom union. the prime minister will not allow scotland the same arrangements. he did not consider giving scotland a fair deal. mr. speaker, despite the fact the scottish people, like the people of northern ireland, voted overwhelmingly to remain in the european union, this prime minister has never entertained the notion of giving scotland the same arrangements that northern ireland gets in this deal.

the truth is, this prime minister does not care about scotland. he and his government have treated the scottish government, our skies parliament and the scottish people with nothing but contempt. mp whoaker, not a single futurebout scotland's should consider supporting the prime minister today. they should stand with the scottish national party and vote this deal down. any and all assessments of brexit outcome show that scotland will be poor, no matter how we leave the european union. the prime minister has ignored and shafted scotland. england is getting what it voted for. wales is getting what it voted

for and northern ireland is getting a special deal. yet scotland, who democratically voted to remain, is being ignored. it is being treated like a second-class nation by this government. how will the prime minister justify himself to the people of scotland in the general election when he fails and when the brexit backing fan club fails, will he finally respect the mandate of the scottish people and let them have their say in our future? i think the right honorable gentleman, i am sure he wants to join me in congratulating the rugby team on victory over australia.

there was a lot of enthusiasm and his response. being -- the is reason northern ireland is a subject of discussion is the our particular circumstances in northern ireland at the border, which deserves particular respect and sensitivity. this is a great deal for england, is a great deal for and a greatland deal for northern ireland. they have a chance to take back control and allow the people of scotland to enjoy the benefits of their spectacular marine

wealth in a way they would be denied under the scottish nationalist party. it would hand back control of scottish fishing to brussels. >> mr. iain duncan smith. >> may i take issue with the prime minister gently. for 27 years, some of us have been warning about the nature of the european union. i say gently. may also say to my friend i am in agreement as i stand here today with the leader of the back, who has said he will this deal today, so will i. i want to ask him in that spirit, would he please come to the box and ask the member to please recognize we need to have

a meaningful vote to withdraw his amendments and give the give theeople -- and british people what they are dying for. a decision on brexit. p.m. johnson: i am full of respect of my contributions my friend has made over many years that did not mean in any way to exclude him, to say he had not made important contributions. i meant i had not heard people speaking up in favor of integration. amendmentnt about the , which i believe is being proposed and i think you accepted. think this is a momentous occasion for our country and parliament. it would be a great shame if the

opportunity to have a meaningful vote, which is what i believe the house has been meant to do, would be taken away from us. i say that with the greatest respect to my right honorable friend, who i think has the best possible intentions. minister's deal removes protections on worker's rights. >> order. order. we have all agreed recently on the importance of mutual respect. the leader of the liberal democrats is entitled to be heard and, believe me, she will not under any circumstances be shouted down. deale prime minister's removes protections on worker's

rights. it puts a border down the i received an according to the government's own analysis will damage our economy on a scale greater than the financial crash. today, hundreds of thousands of people will be outside, demanding a final say in a people's vote. the reason the prime minister refuses their call is because he knows if given the option, the people will reject his bad deal and choose to remain in the european union. afraid then: i am right honorable lady is not correct in what she says. the new deal does absolutely nothing to remove protections from workers or the environment. us thecontrary, it gives

opportunity to strengthen such protections. she asked for the people to have a final say at the ballot box yet she has been preventing a general election. campaigning, she has been in brussels, asking the e.u. not to get this country a new and better deal. the mere fact we have a great deal before us today is a tribute to the lack of influence of the liberal democrats and brussels. >> order. i don't anticipate it will be possible to call everyone on the statement and we will want to continue with the debate. despite the fact that those who oppose brexit have tried to undermine its negotiating position at every turn, despite the prime minister

has done what they said was impossible two weeks ago. he agreed with me that during the referendum this parliament made a promise to the british people to deliver on their decision. today is the day to deliver on that promise. p.m. johnson: i think the right honorable gentleman for what he said and he is correct but i do willve this excellent deal help people achieve in the future. my fellow campaigner on this issue, i thank you for the way he has stood up for this. deal allows usis to do. i believe it is a great step forward. speaker, weariness in

this house over brexit should not be an excuse for weakness over brexit or weakness on the union. this party has supported respecting the rights of the this -- tohe u.k. to leave their opinion. it must be brexit for the whole of united kingdom leaving the single market. if that is what the rest of the u.k. does. puts northern ireland and the u.k. customs union. it also puts us in the single market regime. front, any consent up contrary to the agreement made in 2017, which said it can only

happen with the consent of the executive assembly. alters cross community can set mechanism. it was once said no british prime minister can ever agree to such terms. indeed, those who sought the leadership of the pre-party sat party sat the tory down in our conference. will he abide by that and --onsider the fact we much must lead as one nation together. there might be special circumstances for northern ireland but i can only be with the consent of the people of northern ireland. that is the basis on which the political process has advanced. he must respect that. , i amohnson: i must say

grateful to the right honorable gentleman in this sense, together, he and i and the rest of his group made a case to the -- made a necessarily case to the e.u. that it was necessary. the significant point about a customs union is that it is a dutieshat sets its own at the perimeter. that is what the whole of the u.k. will do, including northern ireland. i believe it is a great success for northern ireland and the whole of the country. the arrangements that made that possible, of course, are

temporary and determined by consent. frankness, in all for one side pity to have a veto on those arrangements. all,t be very frank, after the people of this country have taken a great decision and embracing the nations of this them by ad embracing simple majority vote that went 52-48, that we are honoring now. i see that principle should be applied elsewhere. compatibility with the good friday agreement. decide whether to jump on the prime minister's

bus, i would like to be clear about the destination. i would like to be reassured is a special partnership with the european union that we promised the british people in our manifesto. in the absence of the u.k. wide backstop, the best way to give us that reassurance is to ensure a proper role for parliament in the process of the future negotiations. have the prime minister make a commitment to accept the amendments, which the previous government agreed would prevail. p.m. johnson: mr. speaker, i can certainly give that commitment. thank you very much, mr. speaker. maintainement will friction free access to the

european market for northern ireland. can the prime minister explained to denys so determined that same benefit to the rest of the united kingdom? that, hesses on with will not heal the rift to which he referred moment ago. he will only serve to widen further. p.m. johnson: the right honorable gentleman, for whom i have high regard, is someone who believes we should delay further. i don't believe that. there is a very important difference between northern ireland and the other parts of the u.k. that was evident in the good friday agreement and evident in the need to treat that land order was sensitivity and respect.

appreciated by the right honorable gentleman himself. >> would my right honorable friend personally guarantee that in the withdrawal bill, there will be a guarantee. >> an hour into boris johnson statement, he is taking questions on the brexit deal. we heard from the prime minister himself, we heard from the opposition leader, jeremy corbyn. he says there is no legal impact. we heard from the leader of the liberal democrats. now we are taking questions from the back benches. we heard from the former chancellor, who has been