EU Budget (Surcharge)

David Nuttall Excerpts

Monday 10th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Osborne]

I take it as a win for Britain. Again, I do not want to follow lessons from Labour MPs about how to negotiate in Europe when they gave up much of the rebate, signed us into the eurozone bail-outs, gave up many of our vetoes over many years and refused to give the British people a say in referendums in key treaties.

[Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con)]

Does my right hon. Friend know who my constituents believe is most in need of this money, the UK or the EU?

[Mr Osborne]

At a time when budgets are tough, I completely understand why people want the maximum amount of money possible to be spent at home, but the truth is that we have been able to get a reduction in the EU budget because of the tough negotiations of the British Prime Minister. That is what we are able to achieve by standing up for Britain’s interests in Europe.