Eurozone Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Eurozone

Ronnie Campbell Excerpts
Monday 10th October 2011

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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Speaking as a member of the Conservative party, I would make it clear, as the Prime Minister has done, that if a future treaty should arise, as it may well do, we will argue the case for bringing back certain powers to this country. I am sure that we will have a very active debate about what those powers should be—

Ronnie Campbell Portrait Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (Lab)
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And throw union rights out of the window?

George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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I am sure the hon. Gentleman can put in his bid for things he would like to see repatriated. Perhaps there would be some trade union powers, so that a Government led by the union man, the leader of the Labour party, could get their way more easily. But we will have that debate in due course; it is not active at the moment in European circles. I suggest that we focus on the immediate issue at hand, which is resolving the eurozone crisis.