EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill – speech by Bishop of Southwark February 21, 2017 by Fulcrum On 20th February 2017 the House of Lords held the first in a two-day debate on the Government’s EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill. The Bill would give the Government authority to begin the process of withdrawal from the European Union. The Bishop of Southwark, Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, spoke in the debate: Church of England in Parliament. 20 February 2017 FulcrumShareTweetShare