European Council Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

European Council

Richard Burden Excerpts
Monday 25th March 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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As I said earlier, I recognise the collective responsibility we have across this House in relation to the failure so far to get an agreement for a deal. I continue to believe that it is important to get agreement to a deal so that we can deliver Brexit in time.

Richard Burden Portrait Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab)
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The Prime Minister has still not answered the question that was put to her quite a long time ago by my right hon. Friend the Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper). She was not asked whether she approved of Britain being part of a customs union with the EU after Brexit. What she was asked was whether, if this House agreed through indicative votes to go for that option, she would abide by that decision and seek to negotiate that with the European Union. Will she now answer that question?

Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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I answered the question about the Government’s position in relation to a commitment on the indicative votes in the statement that I gave and in the questions that followed.