EU Exit Negotiations

Alison McGovern Excerpts
Tuesday 5th December 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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It is not just the Government’s policy; it is the law of the European Union.

Alison McGovern Portrait Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab)
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Will the Secretary of State confirm when the Cabinet took the decision that our country would leave the single market and the customs union?

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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Effectively—[Interruption.] As someone behind me says from a sedentary position, it was 24 June 2016. I cannot remember the exact date when that specific decision was taken, but it reflects the judgment of the British people.