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Kevin Foster Excerpts
Tuesday 26th June 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait Boris Johnson
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The reality is that the US has more tariffs against EU products, but the EU’s tariffs are often significantly higher, particularly when it comes to motor vehicles. As the House will know, there is an EU tariff of 10% against US vehicles and a US tariff of 2.5% against EU vehicles.

Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con)
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The depth of our diplomatic relationship is shown by what we think not just about any current US President, but about its Congress, people and businesses. Does the Foreign Secretary agree that these links will serve us very well post-Brexit—not just in a trade sense, but in a security one?