Jonathan Edwards
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June European Council
Jonathan Edwards Excerpts(6 years, 5 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
As we look for our future trading relationship, I have been clear that what the hon. Lady and I have referred to as “as frictionless trade as possible” is one of our objectives in the negotiations.
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (PC)
Is it not the case that the British Government would find themselves in an extremely weak and vulnerable position if they sought to negotiate the detail of our future relationship when outside the EU?
The Prime Minister
As I made clear earlier, we should be negotiating for sufficient detail of our future relationship, such that that will be clear at the point at which we are asking for agreement on the withdrawal agreement and before we leave the European Union.