UK-EU Summit Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office
Tuesday 20th May 2025

(2 days, 1 hour ago)

Commons Chamber
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Keir Starmer Portrait The Prime Minister
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We set out yesterday the areas where we had reached agreement. We will now have annual summits, but we will approach that matter on a value-for-money basis.

Luke Charters Portrait Mr Luke Charters (York Outer) (Lab)
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I congratulate the Prime Minister and the Paymaster General on this deal, which makes the people of York Outer better off, and, in particular, on the agreement on e-gates, which the Conservative party could never achieve. Will the Government prioritise e-gates talks with member states in popular holiday destinations such as Spain, Portugal and France to ease summer travel chaos for sun-seeking Brits?

Keir Starmer Portrait The Prime Minister
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We already are doing so, because it is important that we now get on with this as quickly as we can.