International story must not be seen as a victory for one party over another or a faction over another. This is the time where we move on and discard the old rules of leave and the old labels of leave and remain. The words seem tired to me. It is like montagues and capulets. To act together as one, reinvigorated nation. One United Kingdom filled with renew confidence and determined to take advantage of the opportunities that lie before us. Whole purpose of our Withdrawal Agreement is to set this in motion and avoid any further delay. It is a hope that the honorable tleman does not to expandl says not the transition phase. This does not endanger strengthening the hub of the European Union, why did you box yourself into a corner . Prime minister johnson i think most people would agree that it strengthens. If we have learned anything from the experience of the last three years it is that drift means more acrimony and anguish. It will be nothing more dangerous for the new future that we want to build than lines of purpose of extending the implementation period. Thatl remember a torture came to resemble lucy snatching away Charlie Browns football or promethean chained prometheus liver to the criag, his snatched out, growing back, pecked out again. This bill learned the last lesson of the last parliament, unlike members. Onely, we depart on the e. U. The 31st of january, and that is when brexit will be done. Last 3. 5 story of the years will be at an end and we will be able to move forward. The bill ensures that the implementation. Implementation period must end without an extension and print paves the way for a Year Agreement with our european neighbors based on that freetrade agreement. With no alignments on e. U. , that instead control of our own but instead control of our laws. This vision of its independence and a vision that inspires so new parliament allows, ours from our grasp. The oven is on. We can have it done by lunchtime. Deal, the new deal i negotiated with our european friends will restore our great to to shins institutions the supreme permanence of selfgovernance. This house will be the only legislation only assembly to legislate to the United Kingdoms. Sovereign,all, the british people, masters of their own fate controlling their own borders, laws, money, and trade. In regards to our new immigration system, we will welcome those with talent and go out of our way to attract people of ability regardless of nationality and background. We are only able to do this because of freedoms offered by the European Union partners that the e. U. Allow us to control immigration. If the honorable members have issues with the neighbor immigration, i would like to hear why. The Prime Minister talks about welcoming people to the islands. To bill removes the regard unaccompanied children who want to join their family members. They describe this removal of a right as meanspirited and nasty. Can the Prime Minister tell me why he is making this nasty move . Prime minister johnson i am afraid that the honorable lady has misunderstood or misrepresented the purpose. Work ofn proud of our receiving unaccompanied children. We will receive fully the spirit, but this is not the place in the bill to do so. The government remains committed to doing so, and perhaps the many other advantages is of course we will be able to sign freetrade deals with a booming market for the world, a power that no British Government has enjoyed for 46 years. Common cast off the Agricultural Policy that has farmerserburdened our and release our fishermen from quota systems. On theway to my friend point of fishing. I offer congratulations. They will be more communities to get keen more keen to get control back. Will he guarantee that he will not make the mistake of 1970s and not allow allocation of fishing resources. We will become like a normal, independent, maritime nation and conduct negotiations for a deal to neutral mutual advantage. Prime minister johnson my friend has perfectly understood what we need to do to restore to this country the advantages of expect pakula marine wealth, and that is exactly what we will spectacular marine wealth, and that is exactly what we will do. There is one powdered party committed not to just reversing the will of the people and handing back control of scotlands marine wealth. That is what they would do, and i look forward to hearing them explain why they continue to support this abject part policy. This house, also under this bill, regains the authority to set the highest possible standards, and we will take advantage of these new freedoms to legislate in parallel on the environment, workers, and consumers rights. I think the fear, and the honorable lady may want to talk about this. I give way. I am grateful to the Prime Minister, and he is right that he has a mandate to get brexit done. What he has not earned is the right to shoehorn into this legislation measures that are a direct attack on some of the most Vulnerable Children in the world. If he thinks that people in towns like mine, who believe that we deliver brexit, wants to see us turn our back and decency, kindness, and empathy, he is wrong. Will he take these measures about child refugees out of this bill . Prime minister johnson i understand where the honorable lady is coming from, but the honorary who speaks for the Scottish Nationalists, she is wrong. We remain committed that we continue in this country to receive unaccompanied children as we have done, and we have received thousands already. This country has a proud record, and we will continue to do so. I thought she was going to say that this house to be unable to legislate or legislate on the environment, that this is now what we will be able to do. I reject the idea that our proceedings must be somehow andseen by the e. U. Measured against their benchmarks. The opportunity of brexit is that we will no longer outsource these decisions. With renewed selfconfidence we will take them ourselves an answer to those who sent us here. It was this parliament that led the whole of europe and the world in passing the clean air century to19th improve industrial working conditions, and this house should never doubt its ability to pioneer standards for the Fourth Industrial Revolution just as we did the first. With allsformation as of the pivotal achievements of british history, were affected by the combined National Genius of every corner of this United Kingdom. In this new era, our success will be achieved as one nation. Bill,ew deal, in this ensures that the United Kingdom entire withhe e. U. An unwavering dedication to Northern Irelands place in our union. I happily give way to the right honorable gentleman. Very grateful to the Prime Minister, i had almost thought we had fallen out, i am pleased that he took the intervention. Theotes that he has strength from this election to deliver brexit and knows that we want to deliver brexit. We want to deliver brexit as one nation. I am glad that that termination terminology has been reinjected, but he needs to understand the concerns of the arrangements, and he needs to understand the concerns we share because we want to ensure we leave as one nation, and we will not resolve those issues today, but with the Prime Minister commit to proper and thorough, and detailed reconsideration using the strength he has to deliver . Prime minister johnson of course, i understand the point that the honorable gentleman raises. The deal commits to unfettered access in all parts of the u. K. And respects of territorial integrity and Northern Ireland is part of the u. K. Test him customs territory and will benefit from any of the new trade deals as soon as they are enforced. Let me just remind the house that the special provisions applied to Northern Ireland thing,nsure an important there is no hard border between ireland and Northern Ireland, are subject to the consent of the Northern Ireland can unlessy assembly and the assembly insist on continuing with this approach, then those arrangements automatically lapse into full alignments with the rest of the u. K. I believe that these serve Northern Ireland and the u. K. As a whole. It is a great deal for our whole country. And we must now begin building our future relationship with the e. U. Provide a close friendship between sovereign equals, promote our common interests inspired by pride in our european heritage and civilization. The political decoration invokes those that spirit establishing the parameters of a broad, deep, and Flexible Partnership rooted in our share his shared history and ideals, and standing together against threats to rights and values from without or within, i am determined that this great project will not be the project of one government or party, but of the british nation. Said will bet as i kept fully informed about the progress. And we should be fortified by a renewed sense of confidence that i think i have given way quite a few times. In the policy of the liberal democrats is to have another referendum. They worked their policy out, i will give way. Fortified by a by aed fortified beewed we should fortified by a renewed sense of confidence that while our demo script our Democratic Institutions have been tested, if this house comes together, history will record that the first act of this new parliament in its earliest states was to break the ice flows and find a new way and a new passage through to an ocean of opportunity. Now is the time to come together and write an exciting Chapter International story, to forge a new partnership and to begin the with thehe whole people in this country. And it is for that sense of unity that i commend this bill. Bille question is that the must be read a second time. The leader of the opposition. Years thee last 3. 5 mishandling of brexit has delivered nothing but political gridlock and uncertainty. It has paralyzed our political system, divided communities and become a National Embarrassment on an unprecedented scale. We recognize the message from the british public, however they 2016,in the referendum of and understand their determination to end the never ending cycle of the Brexit Debate and get back to solving the daytoday issues that challenge them in their daily lives. We must listen, and understand that we cannot go on forever debating in what what happened in 2016 and respect that decision and move on. However, understanding all of this does not mean that we the party and the movement should abandon our basic principles or ever give up the demand for a fairer and more just society. We warned before the general election that the brexit deal was a terrible deal for our country, and we still believe that it is a terrible deal today. I will give way later on. Protect or strengthen our rights or support our manufacturing industry, or are vital trading relationships, or protect our Natural World and a time of unprecedented climate crisis. Neither will it address the deep inequality in our system or security interest of every nation and region in the United Kingdom. Under the conservatives this deal will be used as a battering ram to drive us down the path of yet more deregulation. Towards a toxic deal with that will sell out our National Health service and push up the price of medicine to benefit u. S. Drug corporations. It will take away the essential principles we believe in of a country that looks after everybody and protects those communities left behind by the excesses of the free market. This deal does not bring certainty for communities, business, or the workforce. In fact, it does the opposite. It hardwired the risk of a no deal brexit next year. I am sure that will delight many opposite, the benches but not those who suffer the consequences in communities and workplaces all across the country. That is why labour will not support this bill. Certain there is a better, and fairer way for this country to leave the European Union. One which would not risk ripping our communities apart, selling out our Public Services or sacrificing hundreds of thousands of jobs in the process. With aal is a roadmap reckless direction in which the government and our Prime Minister are determined to take our country. They have done their utmost to hide the likely impact and continues to use gimmicks and slogans to turn attention away from their real intention. Surely, the people have voted and supported the Prime Ministers deal. Sir surely he should heed the people. I am disappointed in the honorable member. He clearly christmas, i of wish him well. He has not been listening to what i have said. ,r. Speaker, on the question nothing exposes this governments intentions more clearly than the steps they have already taken on workers rights. For all of the promises over the past few weeks that they are the party to protect rights of work, at the very first opportunity, they have removed the basic provisions they said would be part of this bill. That is not load well for the bode well for the separate bill that the Prime Minister will being forward. If he wants to assure people that their rights are safe in commit to he should legislate, to ensure workers rights in britains will never fall but in britain will never fall behind European Union standards and support amendments to enshrine this amendment within this bill. Yes. I think the leader of the opposition forgiving way. We are all concerned with workers rights. And, indeed on the rights of those who are approaching retirement. [laughter] he put his policy to the british people as as anyone could , he was slaughtered. What did of that message does he not understand . The Prime Minister said workers rights would be protected, they are not in this bill. Speaker, i am grateful forgiving way. Minister,us prime this is worse than that. The one that we had before the election, the things that vanished was not only workers rights and parliamentarian rights, because the right for that legislative to scrutinize the executive has gone. Mr. Corbyn i think my friend for the intervention, she is absolutely correct. To speaker, i now move on what i think is one of the most appalling sections of the bill and what the Prime Minister has presented to us. I want to make it clear that i see the governments removal of the protections for unaccompanied children seeking asylum is nothing short of a disgrace and a piece of dishonesty towards those people who are clearly very concerned. Throughout the last parliament and for his whole life when he was when i was talking to him last night. My good friend has worked tirelessly to make sure that children affected by the worst aspects of global injustice can be given sanctuary in this country. Its firstrnment, in week in office has ripped up those very hard won commitments. This is a move that the director of the charity, safe passage, has described as truly shocking and it could have potentially tragic consequences. Christmas, shame on this government for abandoning children in this way. Environment on the and food safety standards, this deal points to a realignment protectionsweaker and standards that operate in the United States. Is this company is set on pursuing a trade deal with the United States with precious few bargaining chips to hand, the brute dell the brutal reality is that britain will have to lower its standards. That is the brutal reality of it. The European Union has made it clear that a future trade deal with the European Union will depend on maintaining a level Playing Field on standards and protections. The choice we now face is between keeping the highest environmental and food standards in order to get a future trade deal with the European Union, dorsal or slashing food standards to the United States where there are acceptable paprikaf rat hair and or maggots and arms juice. It is true. A members think that this is piece of imagination on my part, when i was first told this, i also thought this cannot be the case. I checked out, and it absolutely is. We are about to strike a new race to the bottom in a deal with the United States, and i think everyone should be aware and warned. Mr. Speaker, turning to the arrangements with Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister has emphatically claimed on his own words, there will be no checks between Northern Ireland and gb and that we have a deal that keeps the whole of the u. K. Together as we come out of the you the e. U. These claims are not true. We know that the analysis carried out that under his deal there will be an abundance of checks and Customs Declarations the irish sea. Have a hugel this impact on Northern Ireland business and society, it will have implications for the rest of britains economy. The analysis spells it out. The more the government diverges from the e. U. Trading regulations, more disruptions we put in place between britain and our biggest trading partner. Ise checks, more disruption deeply damaging to trade and for our manufacturing sector, threatens taking a wrecking ball to our vital supply chains on the hundreds of thousands of jobs jobs that rely on them. All of those that rely on justintime supply chains will feel a devastating impact. Incredibleit more that, since agreeing, the government has yet to produce one bit of evidence or analysis to show that it will have a positive impact on the economy and our communities in any way. That is all members, our job in parliament to question and scrutinize, and hold the government to accounts day today. Iswe believe the government taking the wrong approach, we should never be afraid to oppose. To the future relationship with the European Union and the rest of the world, we cannot let this Government Act in a secretive way. Trade deals with the e. U. , the United States, and everyone else must be done transparently. This country is about to embark on a major change of direction, and as we leave a 40 Year Economic partnership for an unknown future under the terms of the withdrawal deal, we need an approach that puts jobs and Living Standards first, and builds the strongest cooperation with our european neighbors based on openness, solidarity, and internationalism. That is the approach that will bring an end to the brexit crisis and bring our country together. Thank you. Ofs debate is the beginning a promise fulfilled, not simply a promise fulfilled by this party, although it is certainly that. It is a promise fulfilled by this parliament to the people of this country. When we embarked on the brexit process, we offered parliament a decision, we said that we will not make a decision about our future with the European Union. The people of the country will take this decision and parliament will respect that decision. We have had three years of the betrayal of that pact made with the british people. In a Previous Parliament that would not honor the commit and on which 80 of the last parliament had been elected. Signed up tolfully a manifest are saying that it would honor the referendum results and then betrayed that did not enjoy their first democratic contact with their voters. I am proud that so many of my new colleagues are taking the place of those who did not opportunity, i have to say, mr. Speaker, a historic opportunity for you to repair some of the damage done to the reputation of the chair of this house. We wish you well and that great, historic task. Friend, the my Prime Minister, he is absolutely right not to enter this period of of constant extension. There will be nothing that will give the e. U. Lest incentive less incentive then embarking on such a process, and seeing the torture of the last few years, we need not go through that again. Does my right honorable agree that australia negotiated trade deals within 18 months, there is no reason we cannot negotiate a good trade deal with the e. U. By the end of next year given that we had 47 years of integration as long as there is goodwill on both sides. Friend puts aable finger on the point. It is not a techie little technical issue, but a political one. Es, will have no tariffs, fe and protest. It is entirely possible that it can be done, but the debate is that we will be embarking upon fees,e about tariffs and but regulatory alignment. That will be the central debate in the negotiations we have, and if we see a wider global context , at the wto meeting it became clear that there are two ways forward. One is the concept of harmonization, a highly regulatory means of doing business that says this is the way we do it today and this is the way we will do it in the future. Debate that weis are embarking on is a clear choice. There was never, at any point in we weree future when tied to the European Union that was ever close to union or harmonization. There are those in the forthcoming negotiations that will say for access to the Single Market britain must alignment, we must automatically change our rules in line with the jennifer e. U. The Prime Minister will have 100 support by ruling out any concept of dynamic alignment which would leave britain in a worse place in terms of taking back control and we have as a member of the European Union. This debate that we are embarking upon is a clear choice. Thee was never at any point option of maintaining the status quo, because we either had to embark on her own course, controlling our own borders and future, or we would be tied to an economic and political model that is utterly dependent. I never have believed that this was in Britains National interest. And if the bus has the wrong destination on the front, the best thing to do is to get off the bus. Does he not recall that the leader of the opposition spent time sneering at the standards of the United States, a democratic or advanced economy. One of the points he was making was correct. When it comes to bacterial infection and also salmonella, they have fewer deaths per capital than the u. K. Or European Union. They get there by different methods and they get there better than we do, so we should stop sneering. Honorable friend will forgive me if i do not take too much mode note of an antiamerican, antitrade, tired from the soon to be forgotten leader of the opposition. The debate that we have, mr. Speaker, is a clear one. The Prime Minister is leading britain in a direction that will produce a confident European Union. To many of us leaving was not because europe was foreign, it globalization, europe was not foreign enough and it was gazing in its own navel. We were embarking on a course for our nation. I say this in the spirit of the season, i hope that even hugh grant will watch our seasonal offering, which is democracy, actually. Thank you. It is a pleasure to follow the right honorable unterman. I must say you could always see the red lines that were causing problems for the previous Prime Ministers were coming back. But, at the same time, when we hear talk of writing this into this bill that there will be no extension, that is a matter of politics. If the government can be legislate can legislate for that, it can legislate for it to be removed. I will predict that that will end up the position. The harsh reality is by placing that deadline, that the risk of a no deal brexit that we all fear is back on the table again. Scotland could not have been clearer last week. Andid not vote for brexit, a greater mandate shows that scotland still utterly rejects brexit. Yet, the Prime Minister is blindly hurtling towards the cliff edge with dangerous plans that will leave us poorer and worse off. This legislation will hit our economy, cost thousands of jobs, sell out our fruit and veg sector and harm livelihoods. The Scottish National party will not vote for this deeply damaging legislation. We reject this legislation and make the case clear that this government cannot drag scotland out of the European Union before giving consent. My question to the prime thatter, will he accept administrations have the right to withhold consent . Will he now enter constructive dialogue with those that seek to defend our rights, our parliament in and brought in edinborough, and are Prime Minister . Will ignoreinister scotland, despite the fact that scotland wanted to remain in the European Union, and scotland voted to put scotlands future and scotlands hands. It is clearer than ever that the people of scotland must have their say over their future rather than a broken brexit written that he britain that he wants to impose upon us. Andeconomy will be smaller, why . Poorer because of the ideal elegy of the brexit the ideology of the brexit fan boys. Despite the assertions, brexit is already having an impact on our economy. Analysis in scotlands chief of economy says shows that continuing uncertainty is resulting in a shortfall to Business Investment in scotland. That is the price of brexit, and it does not matter whether it is brexit,xit or another the Analysis Shows that all forms of brexit will harm scotlands economy and result in lower household income. Thank you for the right on the lord gentlemen of giving way forgiving way the right honorable gentlemen forgiving way. We were told if the country would leave, it would be economic armageddon. None of it actually materialized. Why does he persist in scaremongering when it has not materialized in the past and it is about time that he had confidence in the United Kingdom. At the Glass Half Full rather than half empty. Tomr. Speaker, let me speak the honorable gentlemen. That the pound failed and inflation rose. Let me give him two examples of the stupidity of those who want to push ahead with this project. We lost the jobs of the european banking authority, european medicines and just industry. London as the in Prime Minister sits in his seat and laughs about the loss of these institutions centered in london, and the loss of influence we have over the importance of new medicines coming to the United Kingdom. That is what brexit will do. Scotlands place in europe provided Detailed Analysis of the complications of brexit on the scottish a kind economy. That the Customs Union is the least horrible option. We sought compromise with the government. Yet this government is risking great instability and economic chaos. The members on the opposite bunches are quite prepared to reduce jobs and opportunities on the basis of ideology. Membership is vital for trade. Exported 14. 9and billion to the European Union. Closing down membership of the Single Market is closing down opportunities for scottish businesses, and it is not just goods, but people that the government is looking to lock down opportunities for. Approximately 209,000 e. U. Citizens live in scotland, ringing in skills and expertise absolutely vital to the local economy. On, andebate earlier intervention from my honorable friend, the issue of other Company Miners were raised. On the basis of the response from the Prime Minister, he clearly has not read his own bill, because i will just read what it says. Column this amends section 17 to remove the obligation to seek to negotiate agreements and a requirement to make a statement to parliament. That is the heart harsh reality. Think very carefully, think very carefully to what you are about to do, because you are just about to bring up the drawbridge and stop that right of unaccompanied minors coming to the United Kingdom. Disgrace, and a real indication of who are the real separatists and isolationists in the way they are continuing to behave. They are very afraid i am very afraid of what this conservative government is seeking to do. Simply notinister is interested in scotlands economy, he has made clear. Getting the Prime Ministers leave a unitedl england 70 pounds worse off than it remained in the European Union according to a study by the national acoma Economic Institute of social research. We know that the tories could not care less about scotland. Scotland is the you know the only United Kingdom country that is being taken out of the European Union against our will and with no say whatsoever as to our future. England and wales voted leave. England and wales will leave. Northern ireland is getting a special deal and Prime Minister offers scotland nothing. Nothing. Heehaw, diddly squat. Thats what we get from this government in their socalled Precious Union nothing but disrespect for our government and our rights. He mentioned england and wales, but in the last election, 16. 5 Million People voted for remain parties and 14. 5 million were leave. They remain vote was divided. Does he not agree that the least this government can do is provide democratic scrutiny and a soft exit that allows alignment with workers rights, the environment, and scrutiny, importantly, over trade deals with United States and elsewhere . Well, of course there has to be effective scrutiny, but on that specific issue, the legislation offers no guarantees on workers and Environmental Standards or, mr. Speaker, protection from the nhs for a future trade deal with the u. S. We know it will hit jobs and Living Standards. It will leave scottish businesses facing competitive disadvantages with businesses in Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister can talk about trade deals all he wants, but the harsh reality is that a basic trade agreement of the type he wants to negotiate will lead to gdp being lower by the equivalent of 1600 pounds per person compared with e. U. Membership. You know people are going to be , worse off and people can watch and listen to this debate, and what they hear are honorable our honorable members and right honorable members opposite laughing. Thats the seriousness they show to these crucial issues. Mr. Speaker, is it any wonder that the people of scotland, armed with the facts, aware of the deceit from the Vote Leave Campaign and the brexit tears in number 10, came out in huge numbers last week and backed the Scottish National party to escape this governments disastrous brexit, and escaping brexit is now the only option to save our economy. We have tried time and time again to compromise, but the tories simply are not listening. Thats why yesterday, scotlands first minister wrote to the Prime Minister to transfer power from the United Kingdom government to to hold a referendum on independence. The Scottish Government has a clear democratic mandate from the 2016 Parliament Election to offer the people of scotland a choice over scotlands future within the terms of this parliament. There is a significant and Material Change in the circumstances that prevailed in 2014, and let me just nail once and for all this issue about once in a generation because it was made clear, and the declaration that was signed between the two governments that it did not obstruct a future independence referendum. Last that, mr. Speaker, is the fact of the matter. Week, we won that mandate again. Scotland must consent to its own future. Westminsters and its arrogance and ignorance, has treated scotland with contempt for too long. It would simply be undemocratic to ignore the world and the voice and the ask of the scottish people. If the tories think scotland does not want independence, then give us our say. What is to be feared by more democracy . Everything has changed, and that is why, mr. Speaker, the Scottish National party today demands if the Prime Minister is not running scared, give scotland its choice, its right to choose its own future. We have a way out of this brexit mess, and i appeal to those in scotland who have supported other parties come with us. Complete the powers of our parliament. We can escape brexit. We can take our own response abilities. There is a better way out that will secure our economy, allow us to tackle inequality, and deal with the climate emergency. It is not the tory brexit. We can save ourselves from that. Mr. Speaker, it is time for scottish independence. Order, order order, order. The ayes to the right, 358. Left, 234. The [cheers and applause] the ayes to the right for 358. The noes to the left for 234, so the ayes have it. The british house of commons against the amended brexit bill. The bill calls for u. K. Withdrawal from the European Union by january 31. It now goes to the house of lords for approval. Q a wallight on street journal turned photojournalist chris, on his book dignity. Orit was a sunday morning saturday. It was empty. She was in the industrial part of hunts point. And immediately her intelligence came right through. And we spoke for about an hour, half hour or so. She told me her life which is oft it is like a cliche everything wrong that can happen to somebody. And eventually, i asked her what i ask everyone which is what is one thing how do you want me to describe io . That this isback what i am a prostitute, a mother of six and a child of god. Onsunday night at 8 00 cspans q a. Really jesper and mark held a year and News Conference at the pentagon earlier. Some of the topics covered include north korea, turkey, and the Washington Post afghanistan reporting. Good morning, everyone. Happy holidays. The chairman and i wanted to take this opportunity to meet with you all once more prior to the end of the year. I want to start by thanking congress for passing the fy 20 National Defense authorization act. We appreciate the strong demonstration of support from the house and from the senate. This legislation is a big step forward. This will enable the department