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Department: Cabinet Office

European Council

Henry Smith Excerpts
Monday 26th June 2017

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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As regards Scottish jobs, the most important single market is that of the United Kingdom.

Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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Was the Prime Minister able to convey to her European counterparts in the Council the fact that, in the general election earlier this month, 589 Members of this House were elected on a promise to deliver a comprehensive Brexit?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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Yes, I was very clear about the view of the electorate and about the position taken in the election by the Government and the majority of people who have come into this House, which was to deliver on the will of the British people as expressed in the referendum.