Cabinet Minister David Lidington kicked off proceedings… Cabinet Minister @DLidington "…the Government's political objectives remain to leave the European Union in accordance with the referendum decision of 2016. To do so in an orderly fashion that protects jobs, living standards and investment in this country." pic.twitter.com/zkRXNO0Mz4 — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 Owen Paterson followed… . @OwenPaterson asks Cabinet Minister @DLidington to guarantee that "alternative arrangements" regarding the Irish backstop, will be "legally binding" and will commit the Government and EU to a "definite and definitive" implementation date. pic.twitter.com/Ecl2q8JzQL — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 Kate Hoey made her intervention… . @KateHoeyMP questions why the UK seems much more concerned about the hard border issue than the Irish Govt, noting that the Irish Govt recently "produced a legal bill going through parliament to deal with any problem to do with the WTO" but with no mention of the hard border. pic.twitter.com/SZFE1SIhvr — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 And then John Baron… John Baron MP: "Does my Rt. Hon. Friend, is he at all concerned that the next steps as outlined by the Prime Minister yesterday, might make a good deal less likely… by taking no-deal off the table and extending Article 50?" pic.twitter.com/i3GGF5w8hB — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 Then Marcus Fysh… . @MarcusFysh regarding the no-deal advice paper… "When was it prepared, and why didn't it mention the use of the transit system, which actually can mean that goods can be delivered well into Europe and don't have to be stopped and checked at Calais?" pic.twitter.com/q0ubFyyLng — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 Next up, Anne Main… Anne Main MP: "Can I ask, what would be the rationale that we would give to ask for this very short and limited extension… I can't think what else could happen in those couple of months that would be helpful." pic.twitter.com/oSAKniTwBx — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer responds… Shadow Brexit Secretary @Keir_Starmer "It's 2 weeks since we last voted on a government Brexit motion, but nothing has changed. The Government is no closer to making progress…" pic.twitter.com/pnEI25NzNU — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 Gregory Campbell intervened… Gregory Campbell MP asks @Keir_Starmer if he grasps the "complete and total complexity" of the Irish border, and the "total impossibility of anyone anywhere constructing a hard border that couldn't be avoided with ease?" pic.twitter.com/RIyF9Q30G9 — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 And then Sir Bill Cash… . @BillCashMP "Would the Hon. Gentleman like to state on behalf of the Opposition, that they would like to see the repeal of the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972?" pic.twitter.com/n3ugxOg74e — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 John Baron made a further contribution… John Baron MP on a second referendum… "…it is condescending because it's saying that people did not know what they voted for first time round… It's dangerous because we made a clear pledge that we would respect the referendum result." pic.twitter.com/sBOC2gvRrO — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 And Richard Drax delivered his contribution… Richard Drax MP: "The instructions to everyone in this House was to leave the EU; not half in, half out, a bit here, a bit there, the instructions were clear – to leave the EU." pic.twitter.com/1AasAJWJQs — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 Priti Patel followed… . @patel4witham "…those negotiations [between the UK and the EU] have not been handled in the most structured way, the Government has missed opportunities to change its approach… the warning signs have been there for a considerable amount of time…" pic.twitter.com/wLMcIP0NlO — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 Labour’s Owen Smith made an arguably offensive sweeping generalisation about Brexit… . @OwenSmith_MP "Brexit is exacerbating underlying problems in our society; it is a racist, xenophobic, right-wing reactionary project…" pic.twitter.com/ygMOlOgMu3 — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019 Lee Rowley made a passionate speech… . @Lee4NED "…it is not about you – you outsourced this decision in 2016 to the people and you are now trying to insource erroneously the implementation, and it isn't working…" pic.twitter.com/aup3SJwxZj — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019