Malcolm talked about Scotland's situation and argued that independence was an even worse prospect than it was before. As someone who has extensive experience in international development, the…
Lynne Featherstone was characteristically pithy, slamming the government's position on EU nationals as "no way for a decent country to behave" and was quite clear that the people must be given the…
Sharon Bowles outlined all the uncertainty in the Government's White Paper and said that they had no mandate to drive us off a cliff if the negotiations don't turn out as people would want. She also…
Christine Humphreys talked about the impact of Brexit on Wales, on the loss of EU funding unlikely to be replaced by our low tax economy. She also challenged the government on their idea that we…
This was an absolute barnstormer from Jonny Oates and one of the highlights of the debate. He rode a coach and horses through the Government's plans. He warns of the dangers of passing the Bill…
Joan Walmsley, after responding to Michael Forsyth's intemperate rant about the evils of the Liberal Democrats, talked about healthcare - and how important the single market is for research network…
Julie Smith made the very strong point that it was important to take into account those younger people who were going to have to live with the consequences of Brexit. She went on to talk about the…
My Lords, after attempting unconstitutionally to rush to the Article 50 exit without legislative authority, the Government have produced this simple Bill, which is no better than a Motion to approve…
My Lords, I am the 16th speaker in this debate, and I am already reminded of the explanation why the conventions of the Republican and Democrat parties in the United States last for four days, when…
My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Mandelson, in this debate. This is the most important issue that this House has debated in a generation. Yet there are voices out there who say…
