Exiting the European Union Debate

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Derek Twigg

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Exiting the European Union

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Junior Doctors: Industrial Action
Monday 5th September 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Derek Twigg Portrait Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)
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A significant reason why my constituency voted to leave was immigration and free movement of labour, so may I ask the Secretary of State whether, at the end of this process, under no circumstances will free movement of labour be allowed? He said that the Government will bring the current rate of immigration to an end. What does that mean?

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I was, virtually verbatim, quoting the Prime Minister, who said in terms that free movement as it is now cannot go on.

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