The customs union was not on the ballot paper in the referendum. The Prime Minister was right yesterday to be willing to sign up to regulatory alignment between Northern Ireland and the EU. From the Secretary of State’s answers today, I think he is suggesting that regulatory alignment should apply to the whole UK. Will he confirm that that is the point he is making, and will he explain how he sees that being delivered?
EU Exit Negotiations
Proceeding contribution from
Stephen Timms
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 December 2017.
It occurred during Urgent question on EU Exit Negotiations.
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2017-19
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