Thank you, Ms. May.
Thank you, Chair.
Ms. May is quite accurate in terms of some of the other mechanisms of the U.K. Parliament and how it works. We do have to look at it from a holistic approach. Often we hear proposals come forward from whatever side of the House that may sound good in isolation, but when you look at it in the great scheme of things, it's not always exactly the right way of doing things.
On March 29, 2017, Prime Minister May stood in the House, and I'm just going to read a very brief introduction:
Today the government acts on the democratic will of the British people. And it acts, too, on the clear and convincing position of this House.
A few minutes ago in Brussels, the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the EU handed a letter to the President of the European Council on my behalf, confirming the government’s decision to invoke Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.
The Article 50 process is now underway. And in accordance with the wishes of the British people, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union.
That was a very significant statement by the prime minister. She speaks at a relatively brief length on the matter, from 12:35 to 12:50 p.m., but provides a fundamental statement.
What's interesting, then, I think, is that she then submitted herself to questioning by the House.