UK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition Period Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

UK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition Period

Lord Lilley Excerpts
Tuesday 8th December 2020

(3 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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I repeat: we are seeking a deal. As the Prime Minister said a few minutes ago, hope springs eternal. There are significant differences. I do not agree that there would be a crisis that could not be surmounted by the British people.

Lord Lilley Portrait Lord Lilley (Con)
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Will my noble friend ignore the pleas of those who want us to cave in and accept every demand of the European Union? Does he recall that Canada is even closer to the United States than we are to Europe? It has a perfectly normal trade agreement with the United States that does not require it to accept American laws and rules or give America its fish. Why should we be any different vis-à-vis the European Union from Canada vis-à-vis the United States?

Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, my noble friend makes a profound geographical point. I agree with him.