Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP

Member of Parliament for Maldon

Brexit

  • Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con)

    Will my right hon. Friend confirm that when the so-called WAIB—withdrawal agreement and implementation Bill—becomes law, we will be committing ourselves to a financial settlement that will be binding in international law? ​Does he therefore agree that we should seek to obtain as much detail as possible in the political declaration while we still have that leverage?

     
     

  • Mr David Davis

    Of course, what will be binding in international law is what is written into the withdrawal agreement, and I would therefore expect Parliament to have views on what conditions should be in it.