G7 Summit Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

G7 Summit

Nick Thomas-Symonds Excerpts
Tuesday 3rd September 2019

(4 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I can, and the surest way to deliver Brexit with a deal is to vote with the Government, both tonight and tomorrow.

Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen) (Lab)
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For automotive manufacturers in my constituency and beyond, the WTO tariffs that would apply in the case of a no-deal Brexit would not only wipe out their profits but often exceed them. Why should anyone take what the Prime Minister says about jobs and investment seriously when he has been so reckless with people’s livelihoods?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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We are working with all sectors, including automotive supply chains, to protect their interests, but of course the best way to ensure that we do not have a no-deal Brexit is to support the Government and to oppose the measures that the Leader of the Opposition is putting forward.