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James Walsh

Brexit: match the face to the quote

BrexitProtesters from the group, Another Europe Is Possible and Global Justice Now dressed as Henry VIII on College Green in London, as the EU Withdrawal Bill is debated in Parliament.
Brexit
Protesters from the group, Another Europe Is Possible and Global Justice Now dressed as Henry VIII on College Green in London, as the EU Withdrawal Bill is debated in Parliament.
Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
  1. "[The leaked Home Office papers] reads like a blueprint on how to strangle London’s economy, which would be devastating not just for our city but for the whole country. It risks thousands of families being split up".

    1. Britain's State Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Johnson attends an informal meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Tallinn<br>Britain's State Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson attends an informal meeting of European Union Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Tallinn, Estonia September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

      Boris Johnson

    2. London Autumn Season Launch<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 31:  Mayor of London Sadiq Khan making a speech during the London Autumn Season launch at the Natural History Museum on August 31, 2017 in London, England.  (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

      Sadiq Khan

    3. Labour anti-Semitism row<br>Ken Livingstone at Church House, Westminster, London, for a disciplinary hearing where he faces a charge of engaging in conduct that was grossly detrimental to the party following his controversial comments about Adolf Hitler. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday March 30, 2017. Mr Livingstone was suspended in April last year after claiming that Hitler supported Zionism in the 1930s. See PA story POLITICS Livingstone. Photo credit should read: Lauren Hurley/PA Wire

      Ken Livingstone

    4. Sir Vince Cable speech<br>Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable makes a speech in central London, where he set out proposals for dealing with inequality. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 6, 2017. See PA story POLITICS Cable. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

      Vince Cable

  2. “There is a reason for wanting to ensure that we can control migration. It is because of the impact that net migration can have on people, on access to services, on infrastructure. But, crucially, it often hits those at the lower end of the income scale hardest.”

    1. Universal Credit<br>File photo dated 7/7/2016 of Iain Duncan Smith as Theresa May will be challenged to scrap £3.4 billion in cuts to Universal Credit by the former work and pensions secretary. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday October 28, 2016. The Tory backbencher will seize on a promise made by the Prime Minister on the steps of No 10 to help people who are "just about managing" and call on the Government to channel investment into the in-work benefit. See PA story POLITICS Welfare. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

      Iain Duncan Smith

    2. Brexit<br>Michael Gove speaking at the WWF Living Planet Centre in Woking, where he told an audience of environmental and countryside organisations that Brexit gives scope for Britain to be a global leader in green policy. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday July 21, 2017. See PA story POLITICS Environment. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

      Michael Gove

    3. FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

      Theresa May

    4. Informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Tallinn<br>epa06190054 Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson attends the 'Tour de table' gathering at the  informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, in Tallinn, Estonia, 07 September 2017.  EPA/VALDA KALNINA

      Boris Johnson

  3. “It will make people feel insecure and second-class citizens because the document is talking about fewer rights for EU migrants. There is now going to be a class of people in this country that will need ID cards and to hand over biometric data. This feels to me like a slippery slope”.

    1. The Liberal Democrats Visit Kingston Hospital Dementia Unit<br>KINGSTON UPON THAMES, ENGLAND - JUNE 01:  Former Lib-Dem leader, Nick Clegg visits Kingston Hospital on June 1, 2017 in Kingston upon Thames, England. Britain goes to the polls to vote in a general election on June 8.  (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

      Nick Clegg

    2. Chuka Ummuna Addresses The Federation Of Small Businesses On The EU Referendum<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Labour politician Chuka Umunna speaks at the Federation of Small Businesses European Union Referendum Debate at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on June 13, 2016 in London, England. Mr Umunna today made the case for remaining in the European Union ahead of the June 23rd referendum. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

      Chuka Umunna

    3. Clive Lewis MP.

      Clive Lewis

    4. Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond leaves from 11 Downing Street in central London on September 6, 2017, on his way to the Houses of Parliament to attend Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs).
Britain intends to impose limits on low-skilled EU workers and restrict the arrival of Europeans' family members after Brexit, according to a leaked document posted on the Guardian newspaper's website late Tuesday. / AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMENTOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images

      Philip Hammond

  4. “As a sovereign country, post-Brexit and after any transition period, the UK will be free to execute its own discriminatory immigration policy, no matter how economically damaging this might be.”

    1. European Parliament in Strasbourg<br>epa06027304 Nigel Farage, British Member of the European Parliament and former leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) listens to a speech about the Preparation of the European Council of 22 and 23 June 2017, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 14 June 2017.  EPA/PATRICK SEEGER

      Nigel Farage

    2. Brexit negotiations at the EU Parliament in Brussels<br>epa06171840 Brexit Coordinator for the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt speaks during an exchange of views on the Brexit negotiations at the EU Parliament, in Brussels, Belgium, 30 August 2017. The UK formally announced its intention to withdraw from the EU in March, signalling the start of lengthy talks between the UK and the EU to determine the terms of their new relationship.  EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

      Guy Verhofstadt

    3. Liberal Democrats lader Cable delivers Inequality speech at Resolution Foundation<br>epa06187319 Leader of the Liberal Democrats party Vince Cable delivers a speech called 'Inequality in the UK' at the Resolution Foundation in London, Britain, 06 September 2017. Cable delivered his first bigger speech since becoming party leader of the Lib Dem and outlined the importance of inequality of wealth.  EPA/NEIL HALL

      Vince Cable

    4. President of France Emmanuel Macron visits Athens<br>epa06191661 French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (unseen) attend a roundtable discussion with French and Greek business leaders at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, in Athens, Greece, 08 September 2017. The French President Emmanuel Macron is on a two-day visit to Athens.  EPA/LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / POOL

      Emmanuel Macron

  5. “Parliamentary scrutiny is not an affront to democracy...It is its very essence. The true saboteurs of Brexit are those who would sanction the exclusion of parliament from this process. The debate on this bill has only just started.”

    1. Keir Starmer Arrives At BBC<br>LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 03: Pic shows Keir Starmer arriving at the BBC Broadcasting House where he will be joining Andrew Marr in his TV show on September 09, 2017 in London, England.

Andrew is joined today by secretary of state for exiting the EU David Davis, shadow secretary of state for exiting the EU Keir Starmer, actor Bertie Carvel, playwright James Graham, plus music from Emma Hatton. Kemi Badenoch reviews the newspapers.

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      Keir Starmer

    2. EU referendum<br>File photo dated 17/03/16 of Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, who is to warn that quitting the European Union risks creating a "lost generation" that will be left in "limbo" while the UK struggles to negotiate new trade deals. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday March 29, 2016. Morgan will make a direct appeal to parents and grandparents not to "gamble" with their youngsters' futures and tell them the "most unfair decision" they could make would be pushing the UK out of the 28-member bloc in the June 23 referendum. See PA story POLITICS EU. Photo credit should read: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

      Nicky Morgan

    3. Brexit<br>Conservative MP Ken Clarke speaks in the House of Commons, London, at the start of the second reading of EU Withdrawal Bill. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 7, 2017. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: PA Wire

      Kenneth Clarke

    4. 'Dead Centre, A review of the Political Landscape after the Referendum', Social Market Foundation, London, UK - 14 Sep 2016<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Richard Gardner/REX/Shutterstock (5897206ap)
Chuka Umunna MP
'Dead Centre, A review of the Political Landscape after the Referendum', Social Market Foundation, London, UK - 14 Sep 2016

      Chuka Umunna

  6. “It is in many respects an astonishing monstrosity of a Bill.”

    1. Cabinet Meeting in Downing Street<br>epa03435259 British Attorney General Dominic Grieve leaves the Cabinet meeting in London, Britain, 16 October 2012.  EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

      Dominic Grieve

    2. BOSTON, 02 February 2017 -  Brexit select committee chair Hilary Benn MP speaking following the committee's meetings in Boston in Lincolnshire where the Brexit select committee are meeting to gather evidence from local people.
Christopher Thomond for The Guardian.

      Hilary Benn

    3. Anna Soubry Twitter threat<br>File photo dated 04/04/16 of Anna Soubry, the MP for Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, who was the apparent target of an online message which read: "someone jo cox Anna sourby please" as a man has been arrested following investigations into an allegedly threatening Twitter post that called for people to "Jo Cox" an MP. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Saturday December 3, 2016. See PA story POLITICS Soubry. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

      Anna Soubry

    4. Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson walks into Downing Street in central London on August 29, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVASDANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images

      Boris Johnson

  7. "It seems to be backtracking on the original commitment of the UK to honour its international commitments... There is a problem of confidence here."

    1. FILE PHOTO: Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Corbyn talks to the media in Brussels<br>FILE PHOTO: Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn talks to the media in Brussels, Belgium July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

      Jeremy Corbyn

    2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe watches a judo competition at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday Sept. 7, 2017. (Mikhail Metzel/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP)

      Shinzo Abe

    3. EU's chief Brexit negotiator Barnier addresses a news conference in Brussels<br>European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michael Barnier addresses a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 12, 2017.   REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

      Michael Barnier

    4. First Minister Statement, Scottish Government's Programme for Government, Edinburgh, Scotland - 05 Sep 2017<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9040200az)
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP)
First Minister Statement, Scottish Government's Programme for Government, Edinburgh, Scotland - 05 Sep 2017

      Nicola Sturgeon

  8. “As you will recall, there were reviews, studies and reports into whether the assumption that immigration suppressed UK wages was supported by the evidence. These were shared with the Home Office. They largely showed that this assumption was misplaced, and that EU migration was beneficial to the UK economy and labour market, but the information was never published."

    1. Vince Cable delivers Inequality speech at the Resolution Foundation, London, UK - 06 Sep 2017<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Richard Gardner/REX/Shutterstock (9044425x)
Vince Cable
Vince Cable delivers Inequality speech at the Resolution Foundation, London, UK - 06 Sep 2017

      Vince Cable

    2. General Election 2017<br>File photo dated 31/05/17 of Nick Clegg, who believes the chances of Brexit talks collapsing have increased, as he said ice cream and wine costs more following the first "shockwaves" from the vote to leave the EU. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday June 6, 2017. The former deputy prime minister accused Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn of "colluding" to form a "pact of silence" to avoid discussing EU withdrawal during the General Election. See PA story ELECTION Clegg. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

      Nick Clegg

    3. The RHT Hon Ed Davey MP - appointed Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change in February 2012. He is the Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton.
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      Ed Davey

    4. Liberal Democrat candidate Danny Alexander visits a lunch club in Cromdale, Speyside. Danny Alexander is under threat by tne SNP's Drew Hendry. General Election Campaign 2015, Scotland UK /2015
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      Danny Alexander

Solutions

1:B - Khan's response to the leak was notably stronger than that of Diane Abbot, the shadow home secretary., 2:C - Speaking at PMQs, May did not refer directly to the Home Office document leaked to the Guardian, but repeated her insistence that migration has depressed the wages of lower-paid workers., 3:C - Among those criticising the leaked paper was Clive Lewis, an ally of Jeremy Corbyn and former shadow cabinet minister, who said the document was “another stomach blow” for EU migrants. , 4:B - The European parliament’s Brexit coordinator, Guy Verhofstadt, warned that if the government adopted the immigration policies contained in a Home Office document leaked to the Guardian, it would make a transition deal impossible., 5:B - Nicky Morgan was speaking as MPs began debating the EU withdrawal bill, the section containing “Henry VIII” powers being among the most controversial., 6:A - Dominic Grieve, the Tory MP said, "unless this Bill is substantially improved in the course of the committee stage, I regret to have to say to my right honourable and honourable friends, I will be in no position to support it at third reading in its current form", 7:C - Michael Barnier was talking with regard to the Brexit bill. Barnier said he was disappointed with the UK position he had heard at the latest round of negotiations. , 8:A - Cable has claimed that evidence on the impacts of EU immigration was suppressed by the Home Office. In a letter to Theresa May, he said: “Parliament will soon consider a fundamental reshaping of the immigration system. In that light, I hope you will agree that it is in the national interest now to release these reports in full.”

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