(6 years ago)
Commons ChamberI think the right hon. Gentleman will find that the Irish Government have said that they would not do that.
In the event of no deal, the EU’s free trade agreements will cease to apply to the UK. How many of those 37 free trade agreements have the Government successfully agreed with our partners to retain and carry over in the event of no deal?
We are currently in negotiations with all those individual partners so that we can do exactly that.