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7 Mar 2017
UK: Lords debate on Brexit bill
Key quotes from Lords' debate on Article 50 amendment:
- We don't trust the Government on this issue. We are only here at all because of the Supreme Court - Lord Oates
- I regret the outcome of the referendum and the fightback starts here - Lord Hasseltine
- If peers were to disagree with the Commons, it would be up to the government to take the matter back to MPs - Lord Pannick
- Both Houses will get a vote on the final deal and this amendment is not needed - Lord Forsyth