Taxation (Post-transition Period) (Ways and Means) Debate
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Stephen Flynn
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Taxation (Post-transition Period) (Ways and Means)
Stephen Flynn ExcerptsTuesday 8th December 2020
(3 years, 11 months ago)
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Stephen Flynn (Aberdeen South) (SNP)
Of course, it was the United Kingdom Government who were threatening to break international law. Does he have any similar examples from the European Union, or is it simply a one-way street as far as he is concerned?
Kevin Hollinrake
The hon. Member makes a fair point, but I would point him back to the political declaration, which sat alongside the withdrawal agreement, within which there were clear commitments from the European Union to agree an ambitious free trade agreement. He must accept, as commentators on that side of the fence—on the Opposition Benches—have also said, that it is clear the European Union has been difficult in these negotiations, and more difficult than perhaps many had anticipated. It is clearly in the European Union’s interests and their constituents’ interests to agree a free trade deal without this kind of last-minute drama.