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Written Question
Brexit
Tuesday 11th December 2018

Asked by: Dan Poulter (Labour - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the UK is able unilaterally to withdraw from the proposed EU withdrawal agreement; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng

It is a matter of customary international law, by which the UK is bound, that unilateral termination is prohibited outside the terms of a treaty. The Withdrawal Agreement contains no provision regarding termination and therefore, once in force, the UK would not be able unilaterally to terminate it.

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jan 2017
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"I warmly welcome the statement by my right hon. Friend and the speech by the Prime Minister earlier. I am sure my right hon. Friend is aware of the importance of the British university sector for research, jobs and growth. That sector is particularly challenged by the process of exiting …..."
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