EU Exit Negotiations Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

EU Exit Negotiations

Jack Dromey Excerpts
Thursday 15th November 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I take this opportunity to inform the House that we have now had 50 questions from Back Benchers, so may I please appeal to colleagues to put short and pointed questions, as exemplified by the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne)?

Jack Dromey Portrait Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab)
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No deal would have catastrophic consequences for UK manufacturing; this deal will not pass Parliament. Why does the Prime Minister persist in seeking to achieve the unachievable? With every day of delay, we are one step closer to the cliff. To go over that cliff without an agreement would be the ultimate betrayal of the British national interest.

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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When the deal comes to the House, Members will of course have a choice as to whether to accept it. I understand that motor manufacturers have welcomed the deal; they recognise that it is a step forward in ensuring that we can deliver on what matters for them in the future relationship and trading partnership with the EU.