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Proceeding contribution from Gordon Brown (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 29 March 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on European Council.

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Of course we want to cut down on unnecessary regulation. We have made proposals in the EU, as we have in Britain, to do so. I would have thought that the hon. Gentleman would start his question by acknowledging that there are 750,000 companies trading with the rest of the European Union, that 3 million jobs depend on our membership of it and that we should support our exporters by co-operating in the EU. It is only the Conservative party that seems to think that having a permanent conflict with the EU is in Britain's interests. That is not in Britain's interest; co-operation is.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
508 c519 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Debts Climate change Employment European Union Economic situation EU action Economic and monetary union Euro International Monetary Fund Economic growth Greece European Council Economic recession G20
Link
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