Of course no deal will bring challenges
I have been open about that today as I have
been in the past
It's not my preferred outcome nor the governments,
we want a good deal.
But whatever challenges no deal may create
in the short term, and they are significant,
these can and will be overcome.
Far worse than the disruption of no deal would
be the damage to democracy
caused by dishonouring the referendum result.
17.4 million people voted to leave
many of them turning up to vote for the first
time in their lives.
They voted to ensure the laws by which we
are governed as set by the politicians in
this place whom they elect.
They voted for a fairer migration system which
attracts the brightest and the best.
They voted to end vast financial contributions
to the EU budget
and instead invest in the people's priorities
Such as the NHS and our brave police service.
That is what the British people voted for
and that is what this government will deliver
and I commend this statement to the house.
