EU Withdrawal Agreement Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

EU Withdrawal Agreement

James Sunderland Excerpts
Wednesday 9th December 2020

(3 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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No, I do not think that it is Honda; I think that there is a global problem with container traffic. That point has been well made by those who are leading our major ports.

James Sunderland Portrait James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)
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Is the recent removal of clauses from the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill a sweetener for the European Union or an indicator that early white smoke might be forthcoming on a wider trade deal?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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We made that decision as a Government because we believed that we had satisfied all our aims in the discussions on the protocol. It was a sovereign decision, but I hope that it will help to ensure that we get a free trade agreement.