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Proceeding contribution from Mark Francois (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 May 2025. It occurred during Ministerial statement on UK-EU Summit.


UK-EU Summit

The most pernicious part of this deal is dynamic alignment, by which we become an automatic rule-taker from the European Union. Labour has been briefing journalists that we have an opt-out from that. I have read the document in detail, and we do not. Besides, the ECJ is the ultimate arbiter in a dispute, so the EU will always win. The British people voted peacefully and democratically to leave the European Union, so why has the Prime Minister surrendered that right and made us a rule-taker from the EU once again?


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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
767 c900 
Session
2024-26
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict British nationals abroad EU countries Fisheries Immigration controls Energy Undocumented migrants Humanitarian aid Law and order Food Import controls Iron and steel India Carbon emissions Gaza Israel Trade agreements Military alliances Young people USA English Channel UK trade with EU People smuggling
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