European Council

Martin Docherty-Hughes Excerpts
Monday 26th March 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Martin Docherty-Hughes Portrait Martin Docherty-Hughes (West Dunbartonshire) (SNP)
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At the European Council, was the Prime Minister able to speak to the President of France, who on a recent state visit to India managed to secure a trade deal valued at $16 billion, despite having the dead weight of the European Union on his back?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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I did indeed have discussions with the President of France, but we were discussing other issues, such as how we should deal with the threat from Russia.