EU Exit Negotiations Debate

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Chris Bryant

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EU Exit Negotiations

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Report on Recent Terrorist Attacks
Tuesday 5th December 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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The red line, for me, is delivering the best Brexit for Britain, and that is what we will do.

Chris Bryant Portrait Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)
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Actually, there is not a consensus in this House about what should happen. The Government are making a choice. They are choosing a majority that is based on the DUP and trying to keep the Conservative party together, whereas in actual fact there is a vast majority in this House, in the country and in the House of Lords in favour of us staying in the customs union so that we keep the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland together and do not harm our trade. Why will not the Secretary of State just see that?

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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As ever, the hon. Gentleman asks an intelligent question, and I will answer it as clearly as I can. He said that we are making a choice. We are, and it is based not on any one party, but on 17.5 million votes that were cast to leave the European Union.

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