:...And
furthermore, whereas under article 50 of the Lisbon treaty, we
have the right to leave, under this deal the EU has a veto
upon whether this deal is concluded or not, enforceable at the
orders of the European Court of Justice. That's the opposite of
taking back control, which was the Prime Minister's stated
objective. At least at the moment we have 8 per cent of the
votes in the Council of Ministers. After 29 March next year, we
will have 0 per cent of the votes. And we are paying £39
billion of taxpayers' money for the privilege of giving up what
little control we currently have. And, in the process, we are
prevented from taking advantage of the greatest boon of leaving
the EU, which is to enter into free trade deals with the United
States, Australia,
India, China, et cetera, until an indefinite
period, and possibly permanently...
AM (First Minister of
Wales):...And when it comes to free trade agreements,
I have to say to the Member: a free trade agreement with
America is no substitute for having a good agreement with
Europe. It's further away and it's a smaller
market.
India is further away. Australia is
both a small market and even further away. None of these
markets will make up for the European market. And I have to say
to him: these countries,
India particularly, will say, 'If
you want a free trade agreement with us, we want our people to
be able to move and to arrive in Britain without a visa.'
They're not going to accept visa restrictions at all. They will
want something close to freedom of movement for their own
people, and then what's he going to say at that point? He's
opposed to freedom of movement for European nationals. Does
that mean he supports it for Australian nationals,
for
Indian nationals, for American nationals?
That's something that UKIP have never addressed...
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