European Council Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

European Council

Wayne David Excerpts
Monday 17th December 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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The only way to rule out no deal is to ensure that there is a deal that enables us to leave the European Union.

Wayne David Portrait Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab)
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The Prime Minister has used a mantra ad nauseam: it is her deal or no deal—she almost repeated it again just then—but she must be aware that The Economist magazine, among many, many others, has said that a no-deal Brexit would wreck the economy. Why is she prepared to wreck the economy and can she justify that to the British people?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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I believe that the best route forward for the United Kingdom is to leave the European Union with a good deal, and I believe that this is a good deal.