Attorney General Geoffrey Cox QC MP opens the final day of debate… Attorney General @Geoffrey_Cox "I support the Withdrawal Agreement. Not because I like every element of it… It is the necessary means to secure our orderly departure and unlock our future outside the European Union." pic.twitter.com/10BajBOs9h — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Nigel Dodds MP made a strong intervention… . @NigelDoddsDUP "Legally binding assurances haven't been achieved… The thing that would've been essential to get this matter through the House with our support, wasn't even asked for [changes to the backstop] " pic.twitter.com/XzNGqY0jFK — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 The Attorney General makes his final remarks to the House… Attorney General @Geoffrey_Cox "This deal is the key, there is no other; destroy it in some form or other, the only practicable deal, and the path to Brexit becomes shrouded in obscurity." pic.twitter.com/D1r1EhKCtG — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Shadow Solicitor General Nick Thomas-Symonds responded… Shadow Solicitor General @NickTorfaenMP "In short, it [Withdrawal Agreement] falls well away from what Labour has argued for." pic.twitter.com/4zBwtsK7v0 — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Nigel Evans MP intervened… . @nigelmp "We promised to deliver on the outcome of the referendum… If we fail to do so that would be seen as one of the greatest betrayals of trust in this country," pic.twitter.com/E6hjwPoo3k — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Followed by a statement from Sir Bill Cash MP… Chairman of the European Scrutiny @BillCashMP "I agreed with the PM when she said at her Lancaster House speech, that we would not have truly left the EU if we are not in control of our own laws.This Agreement does not do this despite breathtaking assertions to the contrary." pic.twitter.com/ethW0mToqr — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab made a passionate speech… . @DominicRaab "Compromise cannot come at any price and the deal before us involves the most severe and enduring risks for our economy, our democracy, while stifling the opportunities of Brexit that fired up over 17 million people with optimism and hope to vote in June 2016." pic.twitter.com/WdEWXoVF0S — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 The DUP’s Chief Whip Jeffrey Donaldson followed… . @J_Donaldson_MP "Even in the event of a no-deal outcome, there will not be a hard border between NI and the Irish Republic – that is the stated position of the Irish Government, it's the stated position of the Government of the United Kingdom." pic.twitter.com/Tk4z9RYrHs — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 . @J_Donaldson_MP "We do not believe that is what is on the table at the moment is the best deal, nor is in the best interests of the United Kingdom… If we enter the backstop, it hands a massive negotiating advantage to the European Union that weakens our negotiating position." pic.twitter.com/uGV46cBI80 — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 And Owen Paterson MP made an impassioned speech… . @OwenPaterson "This [the WIthdrawal Agreement] is a betrayal of what the people voted for." pic.twitter.com/e95meAn5xd — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Julian Lewis MP kept his contribution clear and concise… Julian Lewis MP: "Because Brexit should mean Brexit, and no-deal is better than this bad deal, I shall vote no, no and no." pic.twitter.com/b3fFhkVpGM — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Mark Pritchard MP eloquently summed up the Brexit vote… . @MPritchardUK "Brexit was not a vote against Europe, but it was a vote for Britain; a free and independent Britain." pic.twitter.com/y4s2LtOuJj — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 And Gregory Campbell MP made his contribution… Gregory Campbell MP: "Our people in the United Kingdom will be demanding, above and beyond a good trade deal, an ultimate sense of freedom beyond the EU" pic.twitter.com/FxKAsQOVHg — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Robert Halfon MP followed… . @halfon4harlowMP "I do not for a moment believe that the people were not informed or were too stupid, in fact it was us, politicians, who were the foolish ones for not listening to the anguish of many working class communities over many years." pic.twitter.com/Enx8Hzo2pf — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Then Richard Bacon MP… Richard Bacon MP: "People voted for change; what we want is a self-governing country where we rule ourselves. We don't need this deal, we just need to leave." pic.twitter.com/ggzFifIzm6 — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 And Nigel Evans MP delivered his speech… . @nigelmp "I've got problems with the deal as it currently stands… The European Union have an opportunity to actually chain us to the European Union, but they haven't got the handcuffs, so what we're doing is deciding to offer them the handcuffs and the key." pic.twitter.com/xkmi9XgtaP — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Followed by Damian Moore MP… . @damienmooremp "It is my belief that those who are calling for a second referendum are seeking to damage our democracy." pic.twitter.com/AKLm52RBSz — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn sums up his party’s position… . @jeremycorbyn "The debate today is the culmination of one of the most chaotic and extraordinary parliamentary processes I've ever experienced… Despite her promises, she's [Theresa May] failed to negotiate any changes to her deal with Europe." pic.twitter.com/tLH6kRF3jL — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 And the Prime Minister Theresa May closed the debate… Theresa May: "Tonight we will determine whether we move forward with a Withdrawal Agreement that honours the vote and sets us on course for a better future." pic.twitter.com/aiAfLU8Den — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 Then responds to the hefty defeat of the Government’s Withdrawal Agreement vote… Theresa May: "It is clear that the House does not support this deal, but tonight's vote tells us nothing about what it is does support; nothing about how or even if it intends to honour the decision the British people took in a referendum Parliament decided to hold." pic.twitter.com/BGXYVKo5cA — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019 And Jeremy Corbyn tables a motion of no confidence in the Government… . @jeremycorbyn "The most important issue facing us is that the Government has lost the confidence of this House and this country. I therefore, Mr Speaker inform you I have now tabled a motion of no-confidence in this Government." pic.twitter.com/8r1ouuJOJg — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) January 15, 2019