EU Exit Negotiations Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

EU Exit Negotiations

Mark Menzies Excerpts
Monday 15th October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Menzies Portrait Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con)
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The Prime Minister has an excellent record of standing up for the interests of Britain’s defence workers, especially the 6,000 Eurofighter workers at Warton in my constituency. Will she impress upon our European counterparts the importance of doing a deal, because hundreds of thousands of jobs across Europe are at risk if they do not come to the table with her?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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My hon. Friend makes a very important point. When we talk about the importance of frictionless trade, often the sector referred to is the automotive sector, but the aerospace industry also has a real interest in it, and we will continue to make the point about the importance of that frictionless trade.