Brexit and Foreign Affairs

Debate between Mark Hendrick and David Davis

Monday 26th June 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op)]

Will the Secretary of State give way?

[Mr Davis]

I have given way quite a lot so far. I am going to be disciplined. No! I am practising being masterful.

Not everything in these negotiations will be easy. They will be complex, and I have no doubt that at times they will even be confrontational. However, I am convinced that both sides want to secure close co-operation and a deep new partnership.

New Partnership with the EU

Debate between Mark Hendrick and David Davis

Tuesday 17th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op)]

Will the Secretary of State tell the House why on earth the other 27 members of the European Union should give the UK the benefits of single market membership without the costs? A bespoke deal that provides barrier-free and tariff-free access to the single market sets a precedent, and offers other EU states an incentive to leave the European Union. How is that good for them?

[Mr Davis]

Let me, at the risk of repeating myself, pick one industry and one country. The German car industry sells 800,000 cars a year to the United Kingdom, and I think it has every interest in keeping that market open.