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Leaving the European Union

Proceeding contribution from Paul Blomfield (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 4 February 2019. It occurred during e-petition debate on Leaving the European Union.

The hon. Gentleman will recognise that freedom of movement has nothing to do with membership of the customs union. Our position is that we cannot be a member of the customs union of the

European Union, because we will no longer be a member of the EU, but we should have a customs union that replicates those current arrangements. That means having a common external tariff; it means recognising that we would not be able to negotiate our own trade agreements, but that we would benefit from the trade agreements, which we were part of negotiating as a member of the European Union, that exist with 70 countries, and hoping to have a say—not a deliberative say, but a say—in future trade agreements. Does that answer his question?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
654 c21WH 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Subjects
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