Hugh Gaffney
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(5 years, 10 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
The point of the backstop as an insurance policy is that it is a guarantee that, in all the circumstances that have been set out, there will be no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, so it is a guarantee for people in Northern Ireland and for people in Ireland. I have been clear that the United Kingdom Government would not erect a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland but, as I have indicated and as has been clear from a number of questions today, the European Commission is also clear that, in a no-deal scenario, checks at the border would be expected.
Hugh Gaffney (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab)
Prime Minister, at the eleventh hour, you decided to contact the trade unions of Great Britain that represent the workers who create the wealth of this country. Did you get a good response?
The Prime Minister
I had positive discussions with trade union leaders and a positive discussion with the chairman of the CBI.