Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: Border Arrangements Debate
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Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: Border Arrangements
Bob Blackman Excerpts(6 years, 4 months ago)
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Mr Lidington
The interventions by the official Opposition Front-Bench team throughout this week have been more about political opportunism than about principle. The way forward is to take forward the negotiations that will shortly commence in a calm, pragmatic spirit.
Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con)
Given that goods and services are routinely traded across land borders elsewhere in the EU, is it not possible that the political will to achieve the desired outcome is all that is needed? Will my right hon. Friend ensure that we do not sign up to what the EU dictates now but look at the creative solution that has been used elsewhere in EU borders?