New Partnership with the EU

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:51 pm on 17 January 2017.

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Photo of Kerry McCarthy Kerry McCarthy Labour, Bristol East 1:51, 17 January 2017

The Prime Minister has come up with this wish list and a threat of a scorched earth policy of slashing taxes and protections, and inevitably public services, if she does not get what she wants. Many of the Secretary of State’s colleagues would regard that as an ideal scenario—as the economic model that they would love to see implemented—so how will he square those things during the negotiations, and ensure that we hold out for the best deal, rather than this deal, which would be absolutely terrible for this country?