beach, party co nfe re nce lancaster house beach, party conference speech, he helped crafty strategyo years later, to say it is all her fault is just... i don't have words for it that one can say on the television, frankly. i was found him, that one can say on the television, frankly. iwas found him, as that one can say on the television, frankly. i was found him, as a person, perfectly charming and affable and friendly, actually, but i don't know how you stay alive with this level of self—awareness. i don't know how you stay alive with this level of self-awareness. his first line is "the prime minister has lost her ability to lead her party, her governments, and the country." it party, her governments, and the country. " it is party, her governments, and the country." it is pretty clear that whatever relationship they might have been... just to be fair, i think that is a fairly accurate summation. a week from now we will all be watching theresa may on her way to brussels with the deal into her hand able to say to you yes, give us an extension but the deal is done and we can talk abo

but the government has had lancaster house, mansion house, florence, berlin and each time we backed theinister for clarity on the information about negotiations. and each time she said nothing. ‘i don't want to give a running commentary. ‘brexit means brexit.‘ what she should have done was given us broad heads of agreement, right at the start, so she can understand what parliament wanted. what i would say about the prime minister's speech yesterday is that what she was seeking to invoke amongst all parliamentarians is just the absolute reality that in a hung parliament, it is for every member of parliament to seek to provide their support for good governance. we are going to have to have an emergency debate about mp security following the prime minister's statement last night. i am certain that a few of us feel just a little bit more insecure this morning. it was the height of irresponsibility in the prime minister to pitch a public against parliament and this current climate. we are supposed to be out by next friday. this is totally unbelievable. this disaster is part constitutional cr

permanent seat in the security council of un we have a defense agreement with britain which is called lancaster house because the defense. of defense of course will never work so we have this agreement which is very strong and we are very close to the british and when the british had problems with the argentinians in eighty two the americans drop to the british but the french went to help them so we are very close to the british and we want to do is to clothe their very good friends it's very it's for me it's a quite a pity to see a country destroying itself but after all it's up to the people why yes it is doing this because you know for me the whole policy of britain for the last three sent to raise was two things keep a foot on the continent to remember that it was important for them to be parked and to be important in the congress of eight hundred fifteen to keep always. a foot on the continent and the second. pillar of british policy was keep. british islands united in one nine they have sabotaged they have destroyed all this policy because they will not keep. a foot in the continent good chance

is that in there, it is quite clear that we will not be discharging what she said herself at lancaster housee four, union unless we regain control of our own laws. underarticle four, it is clear that is not the case, what is clear that is not the case, what is the answer of my honourable friend to that point? festival, i am pleased to hear he is keen to see the withdrawal agreement bill, that, of course, it will be presented this week if my honourable friend and others vote for this deal tonight —— first of all. but i also say to my right honourable friend, yes, there are provisions in relation to the role of the european court ofjustice during the period for bringing our way out of the european union. but it is clear, and that covers the implementation period, what is absolutely clear is once we are beyond that point, there is nojurisdiction of once we are beyond that point, there is no jurisdiction of the once we are beyond that point, there is nojurisdiction of the european court ofjustice other is nojurisdiction of the european court of justice other than is nojurisdiction of the europea

both in terms of the legislative commitment for the motion from the house of commons and the commitments that the chancellor of lancastern taken by the european union council and obviously to which we've agreed does mean there is now the different date of the 12th of april. i believe this is important and it gives us the opportunity, mps next week, to look at the choices that clearly face them. we can leave with a deal in an orderly manner, have that extension to the 22nd of may or if we don't get that deal through, that vote through, then before the 12th of april, we have to come through with another plan and if that plan means a further extension, it means standing in those european parliamentary elections. tom. thank you, prime minister. you said to the house of commons on wednesday that if your deal is not passed, and i quote, the house will have to decide how to proceed, can you confirm if the house decides to proceed with the house decides to proceed with the long delay or a softer brexit or a customs union, you will then enact that? i was very clear we need to work with the house to decide how to proceed. if we d

we've made both in state legislative commitment for nation the house of commons and obviously the commitments that the chance of lancaster has made in the in the house of commons the decision been taken by the european union council and obviously to which we have a great does mean that there is now that different ages the twelfth of april i believe this is important it gives us the opportunity m.p.'s next week to look at the choices that clearly face them we can leave with a deal in an orderly manner has extensions the twenty second of may or if we don't get that deal through if we don't get that through before as well as of april we have to come forward with another plan and it's a plan means a further extension it means standing in those european parliamentary elections that tom. thank you prime minister you so the house of commons on wednesday that if you want it was not passed and i quote the house will have to decide how to proceed can you confirm with the house to the size to proceed with a long delay or a sauce to practices or a customs union you will the night that i was very clear that we need to work with the h

in terms of the legislative commitment for a motion in the house of commons and obviously the commitments that the chance of the chief lancaster has made in the in the house of commons the decision being taken by the european union council and obviously to which we have agreed does mean that there is now that different age of the twelfth of april. i believe this is important it gives us the opportunity m.p.'s next week to look at the choices that clearly face them we can leave with a deal in an orderly manner have that extension to the twenty second of may or if we don't get that deal through three don't get that vote through before the trials of april we have to come forward with another plan and if that plan means a further extension it means standing in those european parliamentary elections next term. thank you prime minister you said to the house of commons on wednesday that if your deal is not pasts and i quote the house will have to decide how to proceed can you confirm it's a house to size to proceed with a long delay or a soft abraxas or a customs union you will the night that i was very clear that we need to work wit

house. jeering. the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster will be opening the debate, this afternoon, and will refer toisions. mps elected here to this house, at this time, have a duty to respect the result of the referendum that took place in 2016. attempts to stop that result, of that referendum, being put into place or to change the result of the referendum are not respecting the voters and not respecting our democracy. finally, finally, the right honourable gentleman mentioned the fact that a number of people marched on the question of a second referendum. jeering indeed, the houseis referendum. jeering indeed, the house is very agitated. but it's an early stage in the proceedings. calm. prime minister. the right honourable gentleman referred to the fa ct honourable gentleman referred to the fact that a march took place, it is the right honourable gentleman's policy, i notice his deputy went on the march, i thought he normally jumped atany the march, i thought he normally jumped at any opportunity to march, but on this occasion he wasn't bay. ican but on this occasion he wasn't bay. i can only assu

that has been put to prime minister and put to the chancellor of lancaster and i very much echo the replies that they gave to the housencertainty is not to go back on your manifesto — not yours, mr speaker — but to go back on the labour party's manifesto and have a second referendum. all a second referendum will do is prolong the uncertainty. we may get the same result with a further level of uncertainty as he got there a second referendum. what we need to do is back the deal, move on and give businesses as he and i agree the certainty they need. in the event at the withdrawal agreement being defeated a second time, the government must be committed to voting in favour of a no—deal brexit. otherwise, it will have, in effect, taken the no deal off the table, won't it? another conservative poked fun at those who feared no deal. does my right honourable friend agree with me that if a no—deal brexit was really akin to the arrival of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, then members on all sides of this house would be rallying behind the prime minister to support that deal that will get us out by the end of march? but the s

house of commons to be revealed? pm may: i stand by the commitment we made in terms of the legislative commitment and obviously the commitment that the chancellor of lancaster has -- lancashire has made in the house of commons. has been made by the european union council to which we have agreed does mean that there is a different agency on april 12. i believe this is important. it gives us the opportunity, and he's next week, to look -- mp's next week, to look at the choices that face them. we can have that extension to may 22. if we do not get that deal through, if we do not get that vote through, before april 12, we have to come forward with another plan. if that plan means a further extension, it means standing in those elections. tom. thank you, prime minister. you said to the house of commons on wednesday that if your deal is not passed, and i quote, "the house will have to decide how to can you confirm if they proceed with a long delay or softer brexit or a customs union, you will then an act that -- enact that? pm may: we need to work with the house asked to how to proceed -- as how to proceed. framed the people the choices that will be available to

house today. thank you, mr. speaker. march is women's history month and i'd like to honor a notable woman from my district, ms. beverly, known as peggy, steinman of lancaster, pennsylvania. peggy served as the chairwoman for steinman communications, her family's business history in our area began not long after the founding of the country. they were responsible for publishing many of the local papers in our area, including l&p ily newspaper, the and she took helm of the company in 2010 and did an extraordinary job leading steinman communications. more importantly, peggy is a leader in our community and philanthropy, always working to make lancaster county a better place. she served on the leadership boards of the united way of lancaster and currently works with the steinman foundation to improve the quality of life for people in our community. she loves our community and is always giving back, and for that reason i'm honored to recognize her on the floor of the house today. thank you, mr. speaker. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields, and the chair now recognizes the gentleman from alabama, mr. brooks, for five minutes. mr.

81 who received these sweeping document requests from jerry nadler and the house judiciary committee. good morning from lancasterweek ago you said you won't cooperate. have you changed your mind? >> no, i haven't. i think there were some kind of click baiting headlines out there. my attorney immediately responded to the committee's request saying we have none of the documents they asked for. they asked me for three documents about things i had nothing to do with and nowhere near. if they happened at all. the trump tower meeting, any kind of discussions between manafort and dates and russians and any russians who were in contact with the trump campaign. i was nowhere near any of that. probably didn't even happen. in that conversation the senior committee staffer asked my attorney if he would present me for testimony. that would be the fourth time i've testified under oath answering the same questions again. my attorney was palms up about it. we had a discussion. i don't intend to testify in front of them if they invite me. i don't think anyone else who has testified under oath before should do it as well. >> sand

remind the house that under the terms of the motion, the debate may continue until 10pm, and may remaining amendments be moved. i called for the cabinet office and a chancellor of the duchy of lancasterer paper standing in the name of my right honourable friend the prime minister. mr speaker, this debate follows as a result of requirements of the eu withdrawal actand, as requirements of the eu withdrawal act and, as a consequence of the decision taken by this house on the 12th of march. since that date, the house has spoken on two further occasions. first on the 13th of march, the house expresses opposition to leaving the amount without a deal. and on the 14th of march, the house agreed that the government should seek an extension to article 50. and i might add, mr speaker, that in respect of both those votes in this house, neither was legally binding on the government, but in each case, the government, but in each case, the government has honoured the wishes of the house in response to the resolution. i hope that might provide at least a modicum of reassurance that, in that this government, we have not and do not intend to be dismissive in the least of how this house decides or vote

described such an extension and down right reckless, could he explain to the house what the chancellor of the duchy of lancastert that his right honourable gentleman colleague said in his opening remark, because at some length he kept referring in the motion to paragraph two of the motion last thursday, and the point about the motion last thursday was it was conditional on a meaningful vote taking place, which has not happened. what was also, just a second, because, the right honourable gentleman as so often raises a very serious point, as chair of the select committee but also, if you look at the comments from my right honourable friend the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster he was also talking in the context of what eu leaders would be willing to give. if you look at the public statement from eu leaders once again they have said there is very little appetite for a longer extension particularly when they see the uncertainty ta we have had in this house. of course i will give way.” thank than him for giving way and he is very thank than him for giving way and he is very generous thank than him for giving way