EU Customs Union and Draft Withdrawal Agreement: Cost Debate

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EU Customs Union and Draft Withdrawal Agreement: Cost

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Leaving the EU: Meaningful Vote
Monday 22nd October 2018

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I do not accept that characterisation of any of my colleagues on the Government Benches. We are seeking to secure the best deal in the national interest for the whole of the United Kingdom.

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Is the Minister aware that many people on the Government Benches and in the country think that £39 billion is not worth paying, let alone any more?

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I imagine that my hon. Friend—like many of his constituents—thinks that no sum is worth paying. Of course, there are a range of views on this matter, but we have to honour our obligations, as this country does, and secure a fair outcome.

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