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I see the governments removal of the protection of this bill for unaccompanied children seeking asylu m unaccompanied children seeking asylum is nothing short of an absolute disgrace and a piece of dishonesty towards those people who at the moment are clearly very concerned. Throughout the last parliament and for his whole life, i was talking to last night, my good friend lord dubs has worked tirelessly to make sure children affected by the worst aspects of global injustice can be given sanctuary in this country. This government, in its first week in office, has ripped up those very hard won commitments. It is a move that the director of the Charity Safe Passage has described as truly shocking. Saying it could have, potentially tragic consequences. I simply say this, mr speaker. Coming up simply say this, mr speaker. Coming up to christmas, shame on this government for abandoning children in this way. Mr speaker, on the environment and food safety standards, this deal points to a com plete standards, this deal points to a complete realignment towards the far wea ker complete realignment towards the far weaker protections and standards that operate in the United States. If this government is set on pursuing a trade deal with the United States with President Trump with precious few bargaining chips to hand, 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. So the choice we now face is between keeping the highest environmental and food standards in order to get a future trade deal with the eu, or slashing food standards to match those of the United States where there are a so called acceptable levels of rat heads in paprika, maggots and orange juice. If members think this is a piece of imagination on my part, when i was first told this, i also thought that cannot be the case. I checked out and it absolutely is a. 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 of that. Mr speaker, turning to the arrangements with Northern Ireland, the Prime Minister has emphatically claimed, andi minister has emphatically claimed, and i quote his own words, there will be no checks between Northern Ireland and gb and we have a deal that keeps the whole of the uk together as we come out of the eu. These claims are simply not true. We know from the analysis carried out by his own treasury that under his deal there will in fact be an abundance of checks and Customs Declarations in the irish sea. Not only will this have a huge impact on Northern Ireland businesses and society, it will also have implications for the rest of britains economy and Manufacturing Industry point of the treasurys own analysis spelt it out. The more the government diverges from the eu trading regulations in the future, the more checks and disruptions will be put in place between britain and oui be put in place between britain and our biggest trading partner. More checks, more disruption is deeply damaging to our trade and for our manufacturing sector, threatened taking a wrecking ball to our vital supply chains and the hundreds of thousands of jobs supply chains and the hundreds of thousands ofjobs that rely on them. Come chemical industry, all those who rely onjust in time come chemical industry, all those who rely on just in time supply chains will feel a devastating impact from this. This makes it even more incredible that since agreeing its deal, the government is yet to produce one single bit of evidence oi produce one single bit of evidence or analysis to show it will have a positive impact on the economy or oui positive impact on the economy or our communities in any way. I say to all members, new and old, that it is oui all members, new and old, that it is ourjob in all members, new and old, that it is our job in parliament all members, new and old, that it is ourjob in parliament to question, to scrutinise, and to hold the government to account day to. If we believe the government is taking the wrong approach, we should never be afraid to oppose. When it comes to oui afraid to oppose. When it comes to our future relationship with the European Union and the rest of the world, we cannot let this Government Act in an undemocratic and secretive way. Trade deals with the eu and United States or anybody else for that matter must be done transparently. This country is about to embark on a major change of direction. As we leave a a0 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 neighbours, based on openness, solidarity and internationalism. That, mr speaker, is the approach that will bring an end to the brexit crisis and bring our country together. Doctor liam fox. Thank you, mr speaker. This debate is the beginning of a promise fulfilled, not simply 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 to the british people, we said we cannot or will not make a decision about our future relationship with the European Union and the people of this country will take that decision and parliament will respect that decision. We have had three years of the betrayal of that pact made with the betrayal of that pact made with the british people. In a Previous Parliament that simply would not honour the manifesto commitment on which 80 of the last parliament had been elected. Those who wilfully signed up to a manifesto saying it would honour the referendum result and then came to this house and betrayed that did not enjoy their first democratic contact with their photos. And im proud that so many of my new colleagues are taking the place of those who did not want to with their voters. It is also an opportunity, an historic opportunity for you, opportunity, an historic opportunity foryou, mr opportunity, an historic opportunity for you, mr speaker, to opportunity, an historic opportunity foryou, mr speaker, to repair some of the damage done to the reputation to the chair of this house by some of the decisions made by your predecessor and we wish you well in that great historic task. Can i say to my right honourable friend the Prime Minister, he is absolutely right not to enter onto a period of consta nt right not to enter onto a period of constant extension to our implementation period with the European Union. There would be nothing that would give the eu less incentive to come to a final agreement with the uk than embarking oii agreement with the uk than embarking on such a agreement with the uk than embarking on such a process agreement with the uk than embarking on such a process and having had the torture of the last few years work we saw endless increases in the timeframe, we need to not go through that again. Does my right honourable friend agree that given australia a negotiated trade deals with japan, south korea and china all within 18 months, there is no reason we cannot negotiate a good trade deal with the eu by the end of next year given we have had a7 years of integration, as long as there is goodwill on their side . My honourable friend puts his finger on the most important point. It is not a technical issue we will face, it is a political issue we will face. Indeed, the political declaration it sets out that we will have no tariffs, no fees and no quotas in the economic relationship ahead. That is what normally takes the time in trading agreements so it is entirely possible that it can be done but the debate is that we will be embarking on is not one of tariffs and fees and quotas put about regulatory alignment. That will be the central debate in the negotiations we have with the European Union and we need to see this ina European Union and we need to see this in a wider global context. At the wto meeting in buenos aires it became clear that in the Global Trading system there are two ways forward. One is the concept of harmonisation, a highly legalistic regulatory means of doing business that says this is the way we do it today and therefore this is the way we will do it in the future. Against that there is the wider concept of outcome based equivalents which says yes, we know what standards we need to meet but we want to find our own ways, oui to meet but we want to find our own ways, our own to meet but we want to find our own ways, our own rules, our to meet but we want to find our own ways, oui owfi rules, oui owfi efficiencies in achieving that particular outcome. And the eu is iiow particular outcome. And the eu is now ina particular outcome. And the eu is now in a real minority, it is virtually only the eu that takes the root of harmonisation. And there are those in the forthcoming negotiations who will say that for access to the single market, britain must accept dynamic alignment. In other words, we must automatically change our rules in line with the eu. Cani change our rules in line with the eu. Can i say to the Prime Minister, he will have 100 support from the conservative party by ruling out any concept dynamic alignment which would lead leave britain in a worse place in terms of taking back control than we actually have a memberof the control than we actually have a member of the European Union. Mr speaker, this debate that we are embarking upon is a clear choice. There was never at any point in the european debate the option of maintaining the status quo. Because we either had to embark on our own course, controlling our own borders, oui course, controlling our own borders, our own course, controlling our own borders, our own future, we would tie to an economic and political model of the European Union that utterly depends oii European Union that utterly depends on ever closer union. I never have believed that ever closer union was in Britains National interests and if the bus has the wrong destination oii if the bus has the wrong destination on the front, the best thing to do is get off the bus which is what the british people decided to do. Liam fox, that debate will continue in the comments until about 2 30pm in the house of commons. We can chat now to maddy thimontjack, Senior Researcher on the institute for governments brexit team, who can explain everything thats going on this morning. Thank you forjoining us. They have not got long to debate that and were actually have any impact on what the government wants to do . What they are debating is the legislation that will implement the Withdrawal Agreement into domestic law and once that bill has become law, the government can ratify the agreement and the uk can leave the eu. We have seen from that debate, a lot has been about the future relationship with the eu that is what are discussing right now. And thatis what are discussing right now. And that is still to come, that negotiation, but in terms of the debate this morning and the vote today, now borisjohnson has his majority in parliament, we can assume it will pass and the bill will go through and mps will then vote on the timetable for the rest of the legislative passage of the legislation and expect that to go through again. There are no obstacles through again. There are no o bsta cles in through again. There are no obstacles in the governments way in terms of taking the uk out of the eu. How much has changed in the bill Going Forward now compared with the one that came forward in october . Its quite interesting, there have been some changes. There are three key changes a lot of people have focused on put the first is that previously there was a reference to workers rights, saying the government would make a statement and they might be changing workers rights in the future and that was really a concession to try to get some labour mps on board to support the bill but they have removed that provision. Its worth saying that what they had was not that strong but it shows they dont need to worry about those labour mps because of their majority. The second is they have said they definitely will not be extending the transition period put up when we leave the eu, there is a period where we basically follow eu rules and nothing changes while the government negotiate and that will end in december 2020 and the government has now committed in law to say they will not be extending that period. Its worth saying that you can still change that with a majority government, you could change the law but its clearly another political signal of intent to both domestic audience in the uk and also the eu. And how can these changes be happening to the Withdrawal Agreement here when it is an agreement that was drawn up in conjunction with the eu Member States . Conjunction with the eu Member States . It is not changing the Withdrawal Agreement, just how we are implementing it. In terms of that commitment i mentioned about not extending the transition period, the Withdrawal Agreement still says you can do it but the government have now set in their own law that they will not do it. It is the tension really of what the legislation does which implements the deal in domestic law, does not change the actual treaty agreed with the eu. At the final thing to say is the eu. At the final thing to say is the other key difference with this bill, and this is the most important, is that previously there was a role for parliament in the next phase, they would vote on the negotiating objectives but also on the final treaty and the government has completely removed that. Next Year Parliament will not have much ofa Year Parliament will not have much of a say at all so we are looking at a very different year to this one where a lot of the drama has been in parliament and it has had a significant role in terms of looking for extension to article 50 and rejecting the deal whereas next year there will not be the opportunity for parliament to do that. We are getting to grips with changing political times compared with what was going on over the past few yea rs. Was going on over the past few years. In terms of what happens next, the departure date is the 31st of january and this needs to get through the various stages. What will happen on the 31st ofjanuary . Will there be anything palpable in terms of a change . Not really. We will be going into a transition period where essentially. The uk will no longer be an eu member state and that is a difference, and no longer in eu institutions. In terms of real change for people, you will not see anything under the bigger change will likely come if the government successfully negotiate a future relationship over the next year and that will be at the end of next december so the 1st of january 2021 we are more likely to see real change. Thank you very much. That debate continues in the commons and there will be further covered later. Some breaking news about love island, off the Caroline Flack step down, that if the new presenter, laura whitmore. That has just been confirmed in the past few moments as the new