EU Exit Negotiations Debate

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Wendy Morton

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

EU Exit Negotiations

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Tax Avoidance and Evasion
Monday 13th November 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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My hon. Friend is exactly right. We see—how can I put this?—time pressure being played against us all the time, and we have to resist that properly.

Wendy Morton Portrait Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)
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I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his statement, and particularly for the way he continues to update the House as we move towards delivering the will of the British people expressed on 23 June. On trade, which is really important, does he agree that both sides have a huge amount to gain from free trade with the absolute minimum of friction?

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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Yes, my hon. Friend is exactly right. Properly seen, this is a positive-sum negotiation. Only if one side is unwise and does not take the point on free trade will it become a negative-sum one.

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