Boris Johnson opens the debate… .@BorisJohnson "I beg to move that the Bill be read a second time, and that we come together as a new parliament to break the deadlock and finally to get Brexit done." pic.twitter.com/IuP5E1mk5T — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 …and says the deal will “restore our great institutions to their rightful place as the supreme instruments of British self-governance”… .@BorisJohnson "The new deal that I negotiated with our European friends, will restore our great institutions to their rightful place as the supreme instruments of British self-governance." pic.twitter.com/NqID6EigPi — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 …while Jeremy Corbyn calls the deal “terrible” .@jeremycorbyn "We warned before the general election, the Prime Minister's Brexit deal was a terrible deal for our country and we still believe it's a terrible deal today." pic.twitter.com/z7Emfl7LK2 — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Liam Fox says we have had three years of “betrayal” "We have had three years of betrayal of that pact with the British people… in the previous parliament, that simply would not honour the manifesto commitments on which 80% had been elected… they did not enjoy their first democratic contact with their voters," says @LiamFox pic.twitter.com/4BvRgNhhtQ — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 The DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson says he still has concerns about the deal .@J_Donaldson_MP "We supported Brexit, we want Brexit to happen. We acknowledge and recognise that the Government has won a mandate to take forward its Withdrawal Agreement, but there is a major contradiction at the heart of that agreement that causes us great concern." pic.twitter.com/dDUdtdVkRE — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Suella Braverman says the last Parliament broke trust with the British people "That was a Parliament that let our country down, and in doing so broke faith with the British people," says @SuellaBraverman pic.twitter.com/SyMKFRnScM — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Owen Paterson says the ERG just wanted to honour the referendum .@OwenPaterson "We in the ERG were told we were fascists, we were Nazis, we were extremists… All we wanted was to honour the referendum, the core of which is that laws and taxes imposed on British citizens would be levied by democratically appointed politicians." pic.twitter.com/GDoFTzcQWU — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Stephen Crabb confirms he will support the bill again "Voting for this bill will send a powerful signal to the British people that we have heard their message, that we are bringing that sense of direction and purpose," says Stephen Crabb pic.twitter.com/if2i6rsT6o — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Bill Cash says this is “a great moment in our history” .@BillCashMP "We have been shackled by the European Union; yes we will continue to trade with the European Union, yes we will have global trading, yes we will have our democracy and sovereignty back. This is a great moment in our history." pic.twitter.com/aL7SCHYv3o — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Nigel Evans wishes everyone a Happy New Year in an independent Britain "I think we have an incredibly great future… I want to wish all members a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2020 with an independent United Kingdom," says @nigelmp pic.twitter.com/IPScAIndg6 — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Mark Francois pays tribute to Steve Bray for putting his name forward for election Mark Francois MP: "Mr Steve Bray, the man in the hat, stood as a Liberal Democrat candidate in a Welsh constituency, had the courage to put his name on the ballot paper, and came sixth and lost his deposit. And we wish him a happy and silent retirement." pic.twitter.com/nK1uq4mBiJ — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Labour’s Emma Lewell-Buck confirms she will rebel against Jeremy Corbyn and vote for the deal Labour's @EmmaLewellBuck confirms she will vote for the deal, rebelling against Jeremy Corbyn. pic.twitter.com/x12rYbdHUE — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Robert Courts suggests the UK never wanted to be part of a political union .@robertcourts "Whilst this country warmly welcomes a relationship of trade and of co-operation and of culture, they never wanted to be part of a political union…" pic.twitter.com/MGIaQqTfoY — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Bob Seely says politicians cannot pick and choose which votes they respect .@IoWBobSeely "MPs in a functioning democracy cannot choose which votes they respect, and they cannot call for new referendums because they didn't like the arguments or they didn't like the result of previous referendums." pic.twitter.com/eoW4SK55vw — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Steve Double says we’ll finally “take back control” "We get to take back control… this bill allows us to do just that… at last, we have a Parliament that is willing to make that decision," says @stevedouble pic.twitter.com/7BYUfXotQR — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Lee Rowley says you can be a Brexiteer and be an internationalist .@Lee4NED "I am somebody who believes in the values of openness, of tolerance, of inclusivity, of being welcoming, of wanting to be internationalist, of wanting to work with countries all across of the world and in Europe, and I am also a Brexiteer." pic.twitter.com/8rawsmFRKK — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Ben Bradley has “huge optimism” for the future of this country "I'll back this bill today and I look forward to planning with certainty a celebration in my constituency on 31st January. I have huge optimism for the future of this country with this fantastic and determined Conservative government," says @BBradley_Mans pic.twitter.com/8p4wbs1hqX — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 Keir Starmer wraps up the debate for the Opposition… Shadow Brexit Secretary @Keir_Starmer "This started life as a bad deal, it's now even worse… This is not a deal we can support." pic.twitter.com/8tmTqPn5Az — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019 …while Steve Barclay does so for the Government Brexit Secretary @SteveBarclay "The time has come to discard the old labels, move from the past divisions, and to come together as one United Kingdom." pic.twitter.com/L6Ewjx9vI3 — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) December 20, 2019