Commonwealth Countries and Overseas Territories: European Union Debate
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Lord Howell of Guildford
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Commonwealth Countries and Overseas Territories: European Union
Lord Howell of Guildford Excerpts(7 years, 11 months ago)
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Lord Howell of Guildford (Con)
My Lords, does my noble friend agree that whatever happens on 23 June, the EU and the Commonwealth are completely different structures and organisations from each other, and that the EU is basically a hierarchy of Governments whereas the Commonwealth is a network of peoples? Does she agree that probably the most sensible and clever thing that we in this nation should try to do is ride both horses?
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
As is so often the case—perhaps every single time—my noble friend is absolutely right.