Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Robin Walker and Matt Western

Thursday 14th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Robin Walker]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right—we are leaving the European Union; we are not leaving Europe. The Prime Minister has been very clear that we will want to work together on shared challenges such as global warming and the environment.

[Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington) (Lab)]

T8. Does the Secretary of State agree that the worst place for someone to be in any negotiation is when they have fixed and declared their own deadline? In tabling amendment 381, the Government have effectively put a gun to their own head.