October EU Council Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

October EU Council

Helen Goodman Excerpts
Monday 22nd October 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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Absolutely. This is the time when we need to hold our nerve as we come to the end of these negotiations, to get that good deal.

Helen Goodman Portrait Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)
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Will the Prime Minister tell us what practical steps she has taken to build consensus across the parties and across the nation on how this country should move ahead?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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We are ensuring that everything we are doing is done on the basis of the national interest. That is what this Government have put first and foremost, and we will continue to do so.