European Council Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

European Council

Philip Hollobone Excerpts
Monday 24th October 2016

(7 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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Nice try, but I did not say that I was ruling out bits of the Canadian deal. What I said was that we would not replicate the EU-Canada deal, just as we are not trying to replicate the Norway model or the Switzerland model. What we are trying to do, and what we will do, is to deliver the deal that is right for the UK.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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I commend my right hon. Friend for her approach to her first EU summit. Some 61% of people in Kettering voted to leave the European Union and they voted to leave the whole thing, so that we get back control over our laws, our budget, our borders and our trade policy. While there might be 500 Members of this House who were remainers and are now remoaners, she is acting on behalf of the British people in trying to get the best deal for this country.

Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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All I would say to my hon. Friend is that, regardless of which side of the debate Members were on before 23 June, we should all accept the voice of the British people and put that into practice.