We rightly debate all the figures, including the infamous £350 million on the side of the bus, but do we not also need to look at the real impact on the ground? The fact is that we are now having to recruit new customs and border officials to deal with the potential consequences of Brexit instead of spending Home Office budgets on new police officers.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Stephen Doughty
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 December 2017.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
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