Informal European Council Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Informal European Council

Ben Bradshaw Excerpts
Monday 6th February 2017

(7 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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As I said to my hon. Friend the Member for Aldershot (Sir Gerald Howarth), the issue is whether that should be part of the formal negotiations. It has been made clear that there are those who believe it should be part of the negotiations, and therefore we will be able to consider this issue with our European colleagues once article 50 has been triggered.

Ben Bradshaw Portrait Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab)
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What did the Prime Minister say to her fellow European leaders about her assessment of the Trump-Putin relationship, and specifically about Russian interference in western democracies, including our own?

Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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Concern has been expressed both at this Council meeting and at others about the role that Russia is playing, in a number of ways, with its interference.