Brexit: No Deal Debate
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Lord Lexden
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Brexit: No Deal
Lord Lexden Excerpts(5 years, 7 months ago)
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Lord Callanan
I can agree with the very last part of the statement made by the noble Baroness. Yes, we want a deal that is acceptable to Parliament and acceptable to our partners in the EU.
Lord Lexden (Con)
My noble friend Lord Robathan referred to the possibility of a division between Northern Ireland and the rest of our country. Will the Minister confirm that under no circumstances—no circumstances —will such a division be permitted?
Lord Callanan
I thank my noble friend, but we have made it very clear to our EU partners that their version of the backstop, which would produce a customs border in the Irish Sea, is completely unacceptable to us. That is why the negotiations are still continuing on that matter.