Sir William Cash @ Express: Addressing Mr Bercow shortly after he announced that there have been no significant changes in circumstances to allow a vote on the proposed Brexit withdrawal agreement Boris Johnson negotiated with the European Union, Mr Cash said: “In a point of order I made a couple of days ago, I made the point that the law of the land quite unequivocally states that the European Communities’ Act is repealed on exit day on October 31.

“The Benn Act has not done anything yet other than in respect to the letter to change the repeal of the 1972 Act therefore, I would simply argue that the question of whether or not there are issues relating to whether or not the law was being obeyed is not an issue at this stage of the proceedings.
“For that reason, I simply say to you, if I may, would it be possible for you to reconsider your decision because, I’m afraid, the reality is that the law of the land remains as I said last Friday.”

The Benn Act, passed in September, forced Mr Johnson to ask for an extension of the deadline if no deal was passed in Parliament following the EU Summit held in Brussels last week.

But Mr Bercow insisted he could not change his decision to respect the different interpretations of the law MPs have.

The Speaker of the House said: “I thank the Honourable Gentleman, whose experience in the matter and whose prowess as a lawyer I readily acknowledge.

“I hope he won’t take it amiss but if he does it’s a regrettable inevitability when I say that the Honourable Gentleman has put on the record his understanding of the legal position.

“He has said it with crystal clarity as on previous occasions. Other people have a different view of the legal position and the significance of the so-called Benn Act.

“If memory serves me correctly, I did not dwell in my statement upon adherence to the law. I totally understand what the Honourable Gentleman thinks and why. I made clear in the statement the options available to the Government.” Read more here.