mr. speaker. the speaker: the house will return to order. there are two more. he house will return to order. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my colleagues, it is a tremendous pleasure today to introduce our newest colleague from tulsa, oklahoma. the great first district of oklahoma. having been a special election baby myself, a long time ago, the pressure, the significance of our colleagues when they stand before you in the unique way that they're sworn in is tremendous. so the advice that i've given congressman hern, i'll try and practice myself. lueke lueke brevity -- mr. lucas: brevity. born on an air force base, worked all of his life, earned a degree in engineering and an m.b.a. degree. the thing i love the most perhaps is a hog farmer at one point in his career, and a very successful restauranteur. kevin is an individual who is a reflection of the great first district of tulsa. he's a reflection, i think, in what we need and want in a membe

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, penn state university recently hosted its military appreciation week, and this year's theme honored 100 years of women who answered the call to duty. women have played a role in every major war in the united states history and their contributions have continuously evolved over time. women serve in nearly every combat role in the u.s. armed forces around the world. during world war i, more than 30,000 women enlists as nurses, clerks, telephone operators. dating as far back as the american revolutionary war, women volunteered as nurses, spies, cooks, ammunition carriers, water barers and more. to kick things off, the nittany football team defeated iowa for the military appreciation game. over th

mr. speaker: jeremy corbyn. mr. corbyn: mr. speaker. is just another example of the contempt in which the government holds police officers. who said that? not me, the police federation. no wonder the police federation and police chiefs are taking the government to court over their pay. mr. speaker, with school funding 8% per pupil, does the prime minister and her chancellor think that "little extras" are enough to end austerity in our schools? pm may: can i say to the right honorable gentleman what we actually see happening as i said earlier is more money for -- more money in the budget for schools. that is on top of the £1.4 billion extra that has already been announced for schools this year, and there will be a further £1.2 billion will go into schools next year. and actually he is wrong because overall per-pupil funding is being protected in real terms by this by this government. , what do we see in the budget? we are ending austerity, we are bringing debt down, and we are putting more money into our public services. we are taking th

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition? without objection. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. no wonder republicans are afraid to even debate their latest tax bill. as their eight-year grip on tax policy comes to an end, it's a story of failure, mixed -- missed opportunities, and making a broken tax system work. the tax code under the republicans was made more complex and more unfair every congress they were in charge. they showered more tax breaks on the wealthy and corporations and enhanced income inequality. the iron grip of -- on the average taxpayer denying even basic customer service through the i.r.s., they exploded the deficits, $1 trillion a year for as long as the eye can see. and refused to enforce the tax code on people who cheat. leaving hundreds of billions of uncollected tax dollars unavailable to reduce the deficit or fund government service. for eight years they even refused to listen to the vast array of infrastructure

mr. speaker -- ms. hanabusa: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 5787 and i'd like to begin by yielding four minutes to my the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is colleague, the gentlewoman from delaware, congress lisa blunt rochester, to give remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from delaware is recognized for four minutes. ms. blunt rochester: thank you. mr. speaker, today i rise to urge my colleagues to support the passage of h.r. 5787, the strengthening coastal communities act of 2018. i want to start by thanking chairman bishop and ranking member grijalva for working with myself and congressman dunn to quickly pass this important piece of legislation. in my home state of delaware, and in communities all over the country, our beaches and coast lines are critical, not only for their contributions to our economy, but also for their natural beauty. for too long those communities were encroached upon by overly ambitious development. that development was in part aided by programs that were put in plac

mr. speaker. >> the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i know that the whole house would like to join me in sending our deepest condolences to the families of those who were killed in the horrific attack at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh on saturday. the uk stands shoulder to shoulder with our jewish friends across the world. mr. speaker, this is the last prime minister's questions before armistice day. this year is particularly poignant as it marks 100 years since the end of the first world war. it is right that we remember all those who have served and continue to serve, those have been injured and those with given their lives in the service of this country. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> allen brown. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i concur with condolences but horrific massacre. mr. speaker, my constituent has resided here since 1984, attended school there some has had two childr

mr. speaker, how much time do i have left? the speaker pro tempore: you the gentleman has 20 seconds left. mr. costa: i lend the balance of my time back, and i thank the speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. holding, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the life and legacy of my friend, damon nelson, who passed away only a few days ago. damon was a gifted individual who dedicated jose life to serving his country -- dedicated his life to serving this country. he enlisted in the air force. he distinguished himself in the persian gulf war for which he was awarded air medal and three air achievement medals. yet, damon's service to his country did not end when he left the air force. for the past 15 years, damon has worked as a senior level congressional aide here in congress. irst in nunes and then house director on the committee on permanent intelligence. we're shaken and heart broken about damon's untimely passing. he's loved by all, for his good humor, hi

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, representing a rural district in which many small towns rely on one pharmacy to access drugs, has made me the believer in the value of community pharmacists and i also believe in free market and competition. it requires transparency and level playing field. based upon my recent visit to community pharmacists in towns, pharmacy benefit managers, p.b.m.'s, are threatening the sol van hollency of these community institutions by using complicated formularies that result in local pharmacies being reimbursed less for prescription than hire volume big-bobbing pearce. indirect remuneration fees which can create uncertainty and impose a cash flow squeeze that too many times forces independent pharmacists to close their doors or sell their businesses. drug prices are a big issue. we can can help bring down costs by reducing barriers to drug development and delivery while increasing competition through transparency that allows everyone to compete on a level playing field. thank you,

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the headlines are pretty clear. hurricanes bigger and costlyier than ever before. 2.3 billion people affected by flooding disasters in 20 years. rising sea levels could cost the u.s. trillions. yet somehow congress fails to act, and i share with you that mr. duffy has articulated this problem very well. we're here again for the 40th 1998 we imes since have passed an extension of the national flood insurance program, but without the needed reforms. four months have passed since the last vote. we still have nothing to show for it. no one has been a greater advocate for reform that our colleague, mr. blumenauer -- than our colleague, mr. blumenauer, of oregon, and together he and i have authored a number of bills that would better prepare americans for rising floodwaters, as had mr. duffy. reforms that would address the fact that fewer than 2% of five million policies have absorbed more than $80 billion in payments. are we here today to talk about reforms? no. we're here to supp

mr. speaker, on monday -- mr. kennedy: mr. speaker, on monday general motors went to bed with a record $3.2 billion in profit last quarter alone. its shareholders went to bed with a 5% surge in stock prices. plus, $10.6 billion the company has spent on buybacks since 2015. meanwhile, 14,000 g.m. workers spent a sleepless night wondering if their jobs and livelihoods would still be there for them the next morning. there is no better snapshot of our country's current toxic brand of capitalism. where we are operating in a system that demands that workers labor harder and harder to meet basic human needs, but refuses to share even a slice of the success that they helped create. for those of us in this chamber this morning, it's about more than one company and one balance sheet. it is about 50 years of giving the private sector explicit permission to cast workers aside. it's about an economy that has become the an thigget sis of what our country -- antithesis of what our country stands for. equity, decency, justice. and hard work. p

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does. the gentlewoman from -- the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. ty remarkable age of 97, the oldest active law man in the state of texas and probably the united states is retiring. om retiring. tom patrols the rivers, bibeyues and lakes of the -- baoyous and lakes of the harris county sheriff's office. he served in world war ii. he was in combat and landed on the brutal bloody beaches of okinawa, saipan in the south pacific. after getting malaria and four years of war, tom was reactivated for combat in the korean war. after those wars, tom became a pipeline engineer in houston for 30 years. then, at the age of 72, he was hired by the sheriff's department and became the oldest cadet ever to graduate from the acade

mr. speaker. ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. i'm so proud to rise today to recognize ira and congratulate him on receiving the 2018 lawyers for children america's janet reno outstanding community partner award. as a university of florida law school graduate, ira proved himself to be an spent draven individual. from the beginning of his legal career. upon graduation, ira entered the honors program at the u.s. department of justice and served as a trial attorney in the u.s. army and in the judge advocate general corps before opening his own practice in 1976. since then, ira has become well-known for his work throughout our state and the u.s. where he has consistently made it his mission to be a voice for the less fortunate and those in need. in the early 1990's, ira established the least field family f

mr. speaker. the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, who just spoke, i think is very appropriate now as the congress is moving to an end to thank him for his hard work, for his good friendship. he really is a member's member. he's really indicative of the bipartisan showing that we had for many, many years on the foreign affairs committee. ted, we're going to miss you on the committee. we'll hope you'll continue to watch us and call us and keep in touch with us because you truly are a fine member and someone that i'm really proud to call my friend. if i may so say, that's just the way it is. mr. poe: i thank the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, chairman of the committee on homeland security and a senior member of the foreign affairs committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, is recognized for two

mr. speaker. thank you mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house would like to join me in paying tribute to baroness trumpington who sadly passed way yesterday. from her time as a codebreaker during the second world war. her government and public service she led an extraordinary life and she will be sorely missed. mr. speaker this morning i am meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to duties in this house i shall discuss such meetings today. >> rosie: mr. speaker i'm sure the whole house would like to hear the prime minister's remarks. long waits for already full trains don't arrive on time, and whole day cancellations and even the cancellation of less trains leaving people stranded. there can be no more excuses. this northern rail fiasco began in may with communications issues and -- sorry timetables and communications issues. prime minister, isn't it time to get the communications right, and timetable end of the northern franchise? >> theresa: , we are clear that the government the porms in t

mr. speaker. can i welcome the act that gives women the right to be represented in parliament. it is the nationalists that first elected. we can only have success when women are properly represent inside this parliament. yesterday, the prime minister he -- met with the first minister. the first minister made it clear that there are alternatives to her brexit plan. was the prime minister listening? >> i have to say to my honorable gentleman, of course i heard what the first minister said. the alternative is for the united kingdom to stay in single market. that is what we will not do. >> mr. speaker, this is exasperating. at least staying in the single market as the customs union has some support. when we look at the report from the u.n. this week -- speaker: order, order. the leader of the scottish national party will be heard. i don't think members will want to hear the question again and again and again. but let's be absolutely clear that -- order! if they-shot their heads off, they will have to

mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today is the centenary of the qualification of the women's act, where women were first allowed to stand public office. i am delighted that the first woman to take her seat in the house of commons was a conservative. women are coming from all over the u.k., with every party extending invitations to their constituents. this will be an inspirational day and we hope it will encourage many other women to stand for office, both locally and nationally. it is appropriate that we are reminded of the significant contribution made to this house by female m.p.'s. i have had meetings with ministerial colleagues, and in addition to my duty, i will have further such meetings later today. >> the prime minister will know that what drives politics has always been a love of country. and a passionate belief in our united kingdom. so i have to tell the prime minister that i agree with the people who are deeply unhappy by the proposed e.u. deal, which they believe does not represent the brexit they voted f

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i want to thank the gentleman from washington, mr. newhouse, for the customary 30 minutes. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, we are here today considering our first rule following a long district work period. during that time, we had a big national debate about the direction of our country. according to exit polling, the top issue for voters was health care. and in particular, protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions. but that's not what the bill before us addresses. nor does it involve immigration, another tough issue for voters. other strengthening the economy, or combating gun violence. all of these are what our constituents just said was important to them. but instead of doing anything on any of that, we're here today considering a bill to undermine endangered species protections. are you kidding me?

the speaker: the gentleman from klahoma is recognized. mr. hern: mr. speaker, mr. speaker, members of this esteemed body, it is my honor to represent the citizens of oklahoma's first congressional district. i want to first thank my wife, tammy, of 25 years, who i would not be here today without her. my oldest son, kelby, is here with his wife, dana. and my youngest son, caden, is here. i also want to thank my colleagues from oklahoma who have gone above and beyond in welcoming me to this body. congressman lucas, congressman cole, congressman russell, congressman mullin. i can't thank you enough. the most recent advice they gave me was to keep this very brief. so brief i will be. i have lived the american dream. growing up without running water, to now serving my great country and fellow oklahomans in congress. now we as a body need to work together to make sure that that dream can be achieved by so many generations to come. so let's get to work. thank you. the speaker: the house will be n order. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. >> thank

mr. speaker. and with permission of like to update the house on our negotiation to leave the european union. first, i want to pay tribute to my right honorable friend the members. delivering brexit is difficult choices for all of us. we do not agree on all of those choices, but i respect their views and i'd like to thank them sincerely for all that they have done. mr. speaker, yesterday we agreed on provisional terms of our exit from the european union set out and the draft withdrawal agreement. we also agree the broad terms of her future relationship and outline political declaration. juncker has written to the president of european council to recommend the decisive progress is been made in the negotiation. and a special european council will be called for sunday, 25 december. mr. speaker, what we agreed yesterday was not the final deal. it is a draft treaty -- [shouting] it is a draft treaty that means we will leave the eu in a smooth and orderly way -- [laughing] and which sets the framework fo

mr. speaker, mr. speaker, i am going to ask at this moment for unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet on tuesday, december 4, 2018, when it shall convene at noon for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. does the gentleman yield back? mr. holden: no, sir -- mr. holding: no, sir. mr. speaker, i rise again and i rise to honor and recognize the gen of richard hampton erette. he was one of the most impactful businessmen of the 20th century. he was a tie tal on wall street -- titan on wall street. he was born in raleigh, north carolina, on april 5, 1929, to emma and joseph. from a young age, richard's intelligence, work ethic and ambition set him apart from his peers. while a student in raleigh, richard took a job on the side as a sports writer for the raleigh times. where he worked under the future united states senator, jesse helms. after high school, richard excelled in his studies at the univer

mr. speaker, mr. speaker, nobody, but nobody can doubt the prime minister's absolute commitment and dedication to doing her duty and trying to deliver on the referendum, but the harsh cruel truth of it is that this is not the promised deal. the reason why the people of this country are so fed up is because they've been made so many promises, none of which have been delivered upon because they can't be delivered upon. i agree with the prime minister. we face three choices. we either accept this agreement and i respectfully suggest there is now no majority for it and we have no deal which would be profoundly irresponsible and catastrophic for our country. or we have no brexit. we remain in the european union, the best deal that we have with the european union. and on that basis, would she add least today undertake not to rule out taking this back to the british people and having-- >> prime minister. >> i'm afraid on that particular issue i will disappoint by right honorable friend. i'm not going to chang

mr. speaker, i ask unanimous con -- mr. engel: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that mr. joseph morelle take office today. there is no contest and no question has been raised with regard to his election. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from oklahoma, the honorable kevin hern, be permitted to take the oath of office today. his certificate of election has not arrived but there is no contest and no question has been raised with regard to his election. the speaker: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, the honorable mary gay scanlon, be permitted to take the oath of office today. her certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no question has been raised with regard to her election. the speaker: without objection. will the representatives-elect please present themselves in he well. mem

thank you mr speaker i'd like to thank the prime minister for the advance copy of her statement lays twenty six pages are a testament to the failure of the tories bungle to go. nineteen extra pages but nothing has changed. the only certainty contained within these pages is that the transition period will have to be extended or we will end up with a backstop and no exit it present it represents the worst of all worlds no say over the rules that will continue to apply and no certainty of the future there is no change to the withdrawal agreement no unilateral pull out mechanism no concessions on the backstop which would create a new regulator a border down the irish sea mr speaker did the e.u. not receive the in man much improvements promised by the leader of the house a little over a year ago we were constantly told by the government that by the end of the article fifty period we would have a trade deal the international second trade secretary said it would be the easiest in human history instead we have twenty six pages of waffle. this. they seem to document. this empty document could

mr. speaker. with permission i'd like to update the house on negotiations to leave the european union. first -- first, i want to pay tribute to my right honorable friend, the members. delivering brexit difficult choices. i respect their views and i'd like to thank them sincerely for all that they have done. mr. speaker, yesterday we agreed the provisional terms of our exit from the european union set out in the draft withdrawal agreement. we had an outlined political declaration. the president has written to the president of the european council to recommend decisive progress has been made in the negotiations. a special european council will be called for sunday, the 25th of november. this puts us close to a brexit deal. mr. speaker, what we agreed yesterday was not the final deal. it is a draft treaty that means we will leave the e.u. in smooth and orderly way on march, 2019. [laughter] prime minister may: and sts the framework for a future re-- and sets the framework for a future relationship in

areas thank you mr speaker and can i thank the prime minister for advance site of a statement mr speaker the prime minister comes before us today trying to sell us a deal that is already dead in the water. not even her own breakfast secretary could stand over. mr speaker to lose one brit secretary is one thing to lose two in a matter of months illuminates the chaotic nature of this tory government the number ten front door has become a revolving wallet you know the prime minister tops a vote taking back control she can't even control her own cabinet. as i said yesterday the prime minister is desperate and is increasingly looking defeated. what is absolutely shocking. as that scotland is no one sees mentions in the documents no one's buying but no one was scoping unique out of this that the school has devolved settlement in worthy of mention. the leader of the scottish national party must be heard. and heard with courtesy and indeed he's. very grateful for your sedentary observations that mr graham but i do think they greatly add to the quality of other liberation everybody will be heard

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to speak in support of h.r. 6753, the strengthening the health care fraud prevention task authored by 018, chairman greg walden and ranking member frank pallone of the energy and commerce committee. 6753 seeks to codify the health care fraud prevention partnership, which would better equip public and private organizations to combat and prevent fraud and abuse in our health care system. tens of billions of dollars are lost to health care fraud in the united states every year, and this fraud -- much of this fraud is preventable or at the very least detectable. fraud and abuse within our health care system comes in various forms, ranging from telephone or email scams to obtain patient information to fraudulent billing practices. health care fraud is not only costly to the federal and state governments, avoidable waste of taxpayer dollars, fraud is costly for and often hurtful to american patients. for example, in may of this year, a doctor in texas was indicted i

mr. speaker. i rise to honor this year's national christmas tree contest winner who hails from my home county of avery in north carolina's fifth district. mr. larry smith. this year mr. smith won the national tree contest hosted by the national christmas tree association whose members have presented the official white house christmas tree for display in the blue room since 1966. growers must first win their local competitions in order to qualify for the association's national contest. at the national competition, growers, industry experts, and consumers vote to choose the real christmas tree grower who will provide the official white house christmas tree. i am proud to represent this year's winner and was delighted to join mr. smith, his family and friends, in presenting the first family with its frazier fir christmas tree last week. as a former christmas tree grower myself, i i can attest to the importance of recognizing this often overlooked yet highly significant farming industry. christmas tre

very much mr speaker mr speaker and nobody but nobody can doubt the prime minister's absolute commitment and dedication to doing her duty and trying to do that yeah. referendum but the harsh cruel truth of the tapes is that this is not the promised deal the reason why the people of this country are so fed up he's because they've been made. so many promises none of which have been delivered upon because they culms be delivered to me i have karim with the prime minister we face three choices we either accept this agreement and i respectfully suggest there is now no maturity for it or we have no deal which would be profoundly irresponsible and catastrophic for our. all we have no brakes if we remain in the european union the best deal that we have with the european union and on that basis which at least today i undertake not to rule out taking this back to the british. prime minister. i'm afraid on that particular issue i will disappoint my right honorable friend i'm not going to change position i've taken in this house and indeed taken more widely i believe that it is the duty of members o

mr. speaker. i think the prime minister for the advance copy of her statements. to sellnister may wants the summit as a great success, but to borrow a phrase, the reality is nothing has changed. the prime minister says if we reject this deal it will take us back to square one. the truth is, under this government, we never got beyond square one. the deal is a bad deal for this country. yesterday did was marked the end of this governments failed and miserable negotiations. there can be no doubt this deal would leave us with the worst of all worlds, no say over future rules and no certainty for the future. even the prime minister's own cabinet cannot bring themselves to sell this deal. mitigates most of the negative impact of the endorsement. know these negotiations have failed and they know it will leave britain were soft. the national institute for research confirm this today, saying the prime ministers deal would mean our economy would be 3.9% smaller than it would otherwise be. this is more than

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately

mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed h.r. 7187, an act to extend the national flood insurance program, until ecember 7, 2018. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2017, the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. i do appreciate the efforts of my friend from the district that adjoins mine in texas. he's done yeoman's work, much of which he hasn't gotten adequate credit and hopefully not only the senate, but the house will respect the work that's been done. ncluding on flood insurance. and stop putting off what financial services has done to . form flood insurance we have extension after extension. when the people whose homes are protected are begging for reforms, so they can take their insurance money and build somewhere else, instead of being forced to build where their house w

thank you mr speaker.looking for that free trade area being at the heart of our economic partnership for future, the european union is not able to sign that and to develop the legal text for that until we are a third country, until we have withdrawn from the european union, but far from, farfrom not setting out details of our future relationship the political declaration does just that and macing it very clear about makes it very clear that this is, this is the set of, if you like instructions to the negotiators that the future relationship will put into place what is in the political declaration. thank you have much. mr speaker, as it currently stands, the majority of honourable and right honourable members in this place will not vote in favour of the prime minister‘s deal, despite her very best efforts. so she needs plan b. what is the prime minister‘s plan b? is it norway? plus, the single market, the customs union, which some of us have been arguing forfor over customs union, which some of us have been

mr. speaker. it is to rapidly negotiate. why should we not take the second half additional on delivery? i think it is important as a country we are able to stand up to the obligations that is a timetable spread over a serious time and ensuring it's so important for our businesses to ensure they only have to make one set of changes. >> thank you mr. speaker. i am refusing to make choices now about the future economic relationship with the european union but they have done is to put up to the time. [inaudible] they are aware of the position that they cannot hide a trade agreement but we are looking for that they are able to sign that until we are a third country and have resources with the european union. the future relationships putfu into place. >> very much mr. speaker. the majority of the members in this place will not vote in favor o' the prime minister's efforts to. some of us have been arguing for over two years. in the negotiation people have said to me it's not going to be possible in the e

mr. speaker. prime minister has been asked type atomic in this question question but i'll try again. there is no support for her deal if she will not call a general election. she will not support the people's vote. she will not extend article 50 and her threat is her deal or no deal. can she confirm that the house doesn't support her deal she will push us off the no deal cliff edge? >> as i said in response to others, when the house come to look at this deal will be for every member of this house to consider not only the duty, the duty to ensure we deliver on the vote of the british people but also to consider the long-term interests of their constituents. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister hasn't explained what in the national interest actually means. so can she tell us comparing to remain in the eu how many extra jobs she believes will be created? how much faster our gdp will grow, and how much better off for each family be? >> can i say to the honorable lady just give her an example of one of t

thank you, mr speaker. an irrepressible campaigner for the rights of refugees, the welfare state, and the national health service. he was passionate about the principle of health care for all, as a human right. we thank harry for his work. on sunday, the foreign secretary said of their brexit deal, it mitigates most of the negative impacts. can the pilot tell us which of the negative impact it does not mitigate? cani mitigate? can i first of all, i‘m sure that the whole house will wish to pass on condolences to the family and friends of harry leslie smith. what we see behind the analysis that we have published today, and indeed, the chancellor recognised this morning, is that our dealers the best deal available for jobs morning, is that our dealers the best deal available forjobs and the economy, allowing us to an early referendum and realise the opportunities of brexit. this analysis does not show that we will be poorer in the future than we are today... what it doesn‘t! be poorer in the future than we are

mr speaker...spirational day and we hope it will encourage many more women to consider standing for political office both locally and nationally. mr speaker, it is appropriate we are reminded of the significant contribution made to this house by female mps, including the fine example set by the late jo cox. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and i shall have further such meetings later today. the prime minister will know that what drives me in politics has a lwa ys what drives me in politics has always been a love of country. and a passionate belief in our united kingdom. and so i have to tell the prime minister that i agree with the people of romford, who are deeply unhappy by the proposed eu deal, which they believe does not represent the brexit they voted for. will she now even at this late stage please think again and instead lead our country in a new direction, com pletely our country in a new direction, completely cutting away the tentacles complete

mr. speaker, it may not end there. the president of france has made clear what his priorities will forn negotiating britain future deal. he said, we will concentrate our efforts to obtain access to the waters before the end of the transition period. all of our fishermen will be protected. is it the case that under the prime minister's botched deal, we will have to agree to those demands on waters if we want to finalize a feature trade deal or extend the transition? breaking every promise the prime minister, the environment secretary made to the fishing industry and our coastal communities. case thattar, is it a spain now has a role over gibraltar benefiting from any future relationships? that is still to be negotiated, not something the prime minister submitted last week. mr. speaker, this house will begin voting on a legally binding withdrawal agreement and a wish list contained in the declaration. the prime minister would be negotiating that future agreement from a position of profound weakness, paying more to extend

they wa nt to be settled. —— mr speaker.ts us on a course for a brighter future, want a good deal that sets us on a course for a brighterfuture, and they want us to come together as a country and to move on, to focus on the big issues at home, like our nhs. the deal that will enable us to do this is now within our grasp. in these crucial 72 hours ahead, i will do everything possible to deliver it for the british people, and i commend this statement to the house. the labour leader said the government had promised a trade deal by now. instead we have 26 pages of waffle. cheering this empty document... this empty document could have been written two years ago. it's peppered with phrases such as," the parties and will look at, the parties will explore. " what on earth has the government been doing for the past two yea rs 7 government been doing for the past two years? they've managed less than one page a month since the referendum. the prime minister said nothing is... the prime minister said nothing is agreed until everything i

thank you, mr speaker. i want to thank the prime minister for speaker.d deal that breaches the prime minister's own red lines and does not meet our six tests. the government, mr speaker, is in chaos. their deal risks leaving the country in an indefinite halfway house without a real say. when even the last brexit secretary, who theoretically at least negotiated the deal, says i cannot support the proposed deal, what faith does that give anyone else in this place or in this country? the government simply cannot put to parliament this half baked deal that both the brexit secretary and his predecessor have rejected. no deal is not a real option and the government has not seriously prepared for it. the government must publish its full legal advice and the treasury of full economic impact of the deal and an obr updated economic forecast. the withdrawal agreement is a leap in the dark, and ill—defined deal by never date. there is no mention of the prime minister's favourite term, implementation period anywhere in the 585 pages of this document. and no wonder. t

thank you, mr speaker. after two yea rs of thank you, mr speaker.... if necessary i will say it again and again to members on both sides of the house. voices must be heard. i happen to know that thereof visitors from overseas in thereof visitors from overseas in the gallery. let's to impress them. not merely with our liveliness, but with our courtesy. mr jeremy not merely with our liveliness, but with our courtesy. mrjeremy corbyn. it breaches the prime minister's own red lines. it doesn't deliver a strong economic deal that supports jobs and industry. and we know that they haven't prepared seriously for no deal. so does the prime minister still intend to put a false choice to parliament between her botched deal or no deal? can i say to the right honourable gentleman that he is wrong in the description he set out, but can i also say that, time and time again, he has stood up in this house and complained and said that the government isn't making progress or anywhere close to a deal. now when we are making progress and close to a deal, he's complainin

thank you, mr speaker.rable minister has no crown post offices in his constituency. but the franchise is a part of those supporting the long—term sustainability of the 11 and a half thousand network of post offices that we have throughout this country to maintain that. but also as i have highlighted, there is reduction under the last labour government and we are committed to delivering on a post office and keeping the stores open. they are preventing constituent from providing various services. why is the government giving big business a sweetheart deal and preferential terms by offering, allowing them terms of preventing other post offices from having the same? mr speaker, i respect the honourable gentleman that he has issues in his own constituency with particular post offices but to set off a long—term sustainability programme for the post office against potential postmasters, is quite frankly wrong. and this is part of a sustainable programme so we, this government, can keep the 11 and a half thousand p

laughter mr speaker, the government economic service forecast published today mr speaker, the governmentrvice forecasts published today are actually meaningless, because there's no actual deal to model — just a 26—page wishlist. the chancellor, however, said that her deal will make people worse off. does the prime minister agree? he doesn't appear to be here this morning to be consulted. what the analysis shows, it does show that this deal that we have negotiated is the best deal for ourjobs and our economy, mr speaker, after eight years of making our economy weaker through austerity... ..their botched brexit threatens more of the same. he turned to the document on the future relationship between the uk and the eu. at 26 pages, it's much shorter than the 500—page plus divorce agreement. the prime minister insists that her government will be able to negotiate every aspect of the uk's future trade relationship with europe within the space of two years. we've had 2.5 years since the referendum. so far, 20 of her own ministers have resigned. this is the most shambolic government in living me

mr. speaker. thank you mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house would like to join me in paying tribute to baroness trumpington who sadly passed way yesterday. from her time as a codebreaker during the second world war. her government and public service she led an extraordinary life and she will be sorely missed. mr. speaker this morning i am meetings with

thank you mr speaker, and our speaker is in nonlawyer, thank you confirm that this is a government thatt vote 20 think it's going to lose. but nevertheless it has a duty to honor the motion that has gone through this house because it's not just an expression of an opposition‘s feel, it is effective. john bercow said the motion had been approved by the house without the sent adding that it was notjust an expression of opinion, but the will of the house that certain documents should be provided to it. staying with brexit, access the information described as the lifeblood of the uk borderforce will be reduced if the uk views the eu without an agreement. that was the warning giving to the home affairs committee by the top civil servant at the home office. the mps were told there were no contingency plans to calling the army to boost security at ports and airports in the event of a no—deal brexit. questioning began with a focus on the impact that a no deal exit would on access to sharing information to them or assist by a database used by eu countries for law enforcement and border security.