SNP MP asks for statement on ECJ rulingpublished at 10:05 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2018
Exiting the EU Questions
House of Commons
Parliament
SNP MP Joanna Cherry asks whether the government would be prepared to revoke Article 50 - which triggered the UK's exit - if the Brexit deal is rejected by MPs next week.
She also asks Stephen Barclay whether he will make a statement next Monday, when the EU's Court of Justice (ECJ) is due to rule, external on whether a country can unilaterally withdraw Article 50.
The Brexit Secretary replies that he cannot prejudge a court case, but the position of government is that it "won't be revoking" its Article 50 notification.
He says allowing a country to withdraw an Article 50 letter could make a "mockery" of the procedure if it were then to "re-trigger" the leaving process further down the line.