New Partnership with the EU

Jeremy Lefroy Excerpts
Tuesday 17th January 2017

(7 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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What the Prime Minister said in terms is that a bad deal is worse than no deal for a variety of reasons, one of which is that if you walk into a negotiation with no other option you will not do very well.

Jeremy Lefroy Portrait Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
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I welcome the Prime Minister’s tone this morning in the building formerly known as Stafford House. Does the Secretary of State agree that the issue of no cliff edge and of a really well worked out implementation plan is incredibly important, not just for businesses but for the entire economy and all the people of the United Kingdom—and, indeed, of the EU?