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It is about... making a success of membership of the EU but also with democratic consent for that in its modern form and the best form that we can bring about.

— William Hague

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For the first time in history at Question Time, all three parties are represented by a stand-in for the real leader.

If you are less influential in crafting the overall approach of the EU you end up with less influence in the rest of the world.

Any [Brexit] deal is bound to be full of compromises which one group or another in Parliament finds difficult to stomach.

We are determined to reach a diplomatic settlement to the Iran nuclear crisis.

Sir Keir Starmer's team are currently interesting because they are judged to be close to power, rather than being close to power because they are judged to be interesting.

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