Extract from Lords debate on EU Withdrawal - Feb 13
Thursday, 14 February 2019 08:02
Lord Bilimoria (CB):...Some say that we should be doing more with
the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth, including India,
Australia, New Zealand and Canada, makes up less than 10% of our
current trade. India has only nine bilateral free-trade
agreements, and not one with the western world. Try doing a free
trade deal with India with the hostile immigration
attitude that we have at the moment. The noble Baroness, Lady
Meyer, who is not in her seat, said, “Look, in spite...Request free trial
(CB):...Some say that
we should be doing more with the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth,
including India, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, makes
up less than 10% of our current trade. India has only nine bilateral free-trade
agreements, and not one with the western world. Try doing a free
trade deal with India with the hostile immigration attitude
that we have at the moment. The noble Baroness, Lady Meyer, who is
not in her seat, said, “Look, in spite of Brexit we’re still doing
so well”. Actually we are not doing that well. Our economy has
stalled. In spite of being in the European Union for more than 40
years, until the referendum we were the fastest-growing economy in
the western world. We were flying. We were at the top table: a
global economy, respected by the whole world in spite of being in
the European Union for 40 years at that stage...
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