Desmond Swayne
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(5 years, 4 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
What the country requires is for us to continue to work to get a good deal over the line, so we can deliver on Brexit in a way that honours the referendum, and protects jobs and livelihoods across the country. Further uncertainty and division will do nothing to help people who are looking to their futures.
Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
Essential to any successful negotiator is the ability to walk away. The backstop takes that from us. How can the Prime Minister change that?
The Prime Minister
First, we are continuing with the no-deal preparations. As I said earlier, the Cabinet will meet to discuss those further. Secondly, in any circumstance we need to ensure there is no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. It is finding ways we can do that in a way that enables us to be free in a future relationship which is the best possible deal for this country. That is what we are looking for and striving to achieve.