In Parliament

As my Right Honourable Friend will know, the CPS makes all its prosecution decisions independently and therefore I am unable to intervene on

Exit is an all-of-government operation.

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his remarks and for the tone of them.

I am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend for that, and I share his regret that it has taken this long to resolve the matter.

May I start at the end, but first express my gratitude to the hon. and learned Lady again for her remarks and the tone of them?

I am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s opening comments.

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his kind words. I can give him that reassurance.

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his comments.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend.