Andrew Bridgen
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(7 years, 2 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
We are leaving the European Union and we will be able to make decisions of that sort for ourselves in future.
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)
I thank my right hon. Friend for confirming very clearly that the so-called EU divorce bill will be paid only if we are successful at negotiating an acceptable trade deal with the European Union. Does she agree that this will certainly focus the minds of EU negotiators and is our best chance of obtaining an acceptable outcome for the UK?
The Prime Minister
I am optimistic about getting that good trade deal for the United Kingdom with the EU, because actually it is in the EU27’s interests for their businesses to be able to continue to trade on good terms with the UK.