G20 and Leadership of EU Institutions Debate
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Chi Onwurah
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G20 and Leadership of EU Institutions
Chi Onwurah Excerpts(5 years, 4 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
I was able to make clear to President Putin the view that the United Kingdom takes: this was an illegal annexation of Crimea. I was also able to make it clear that we expect Russia to return the sailors and ships that were taken from the Kerch strait.
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab)
The Prime Minister spoke of engaging constructively with the European Union, which I welcome, but went on to praise a slate of top-job nominations agreed in backroom deals. Does she not think that the people of the European Union should have had the opportunity to vote for the Commission President in the European parliamentary elections, and that a British Prime Minister should champion democratic values in the European Union, in the G20, and in the United Kingdom, which means a vote on any deal?