Julian Lewis
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UK-EU Summit
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The Prime Minister
I was surprised to see the SNP First Minister line up with Reform and the Leader of the Opposition against a deal that has been welcomed by the likes of Salmon Scotland, a huge exporter from Scotland, because they know it is good for their business. That is a pretty small and miserable club for the SNP to be in.
Sir Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
If the Prime Minister is right that our food standards are already in alignment with those of the EU, why could we not have negotiated the deal on the basis of mutual recognition of those standards, as other countries have done, rather than open ourselves up to having to alter our standards in line with whatever the EU may decide to change in the future?
The Prime Minister
That is a very good question that the right hon. Gentleman should put to Boris Johnson.