Europe: Renegotiation Debate
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Andrew Murrison
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(9 years, 1 month ago)
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Mr Lidington
It is the United Kingdom that is the member state of the European Union. I remind the hon. Gentleman that his party in May this year was against giving the people of Scotland or anywhere else in the United Kingdom the chance to vote on their future in Europe.
Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire) (Con)
I respect my right hon. Friend very much indeed, but does he seriously believe that Timmermans’ grudging enjoinder, “Europe where necessary, national where possible”, iterated in the Tusk letter and reiterated in his speech today, is a sufficiently ambitious lodestar for the UK’s negotiations?
Mr Lidington
It is one important and significant element in the negotiation, but it is not the whole story.