Extracts from Commons debate on the Queen's Speech - Jan 13
Tuesday, 14 January 2020 08:37
Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):...My right hon. Friend
interjected at just the right point, because I was about to talk
about the importance of trade and co-operation with all of Her
Majesty’s realms, of which there are 15 apart from the United
Kingdom, but he will also not be surprised to hear me referring to
the 21 cherished British overseas territories and Crown
dependencies, which are part of our wider British family in what I
would describe as an all-encompassing Britannic Kingdom;...Request free trial
(Romford) (Con):...My right
hon. Friend interjected at just the right point, because I was
about to talk about the importance of trade and co-operation with
all of Her Majesty’s realms, of which there are 15 apart from the
United Kingdom, but he will also not be surprised to hear me
referring to the 21 cherished British overseas territories and
Crown dependencies, which are part of our wider British family in
what I would describe as an all-encompassing Britannic Kingdom;
from the Falkland Islands to the Isle of
Man, from Bermuda to the Pitcairn Islands, the British family
stretches far and wide and all are part of our global family which
we must defend and cherish, and include in any future free trade
agreements...
...I thank my hon. Friend for everything he is saying
about the Chagossians and for his incredible work on the all-party
parliamentary group on the Chagos Islands. If we, as a Government,
uphold the right to self-determination for Gibraltar,
the Falkland Islands and the British people of
all British territories, why should the Chagossians be treated
differently?
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