Indeed. There is a legal argument about whether one can remain a member of the customs union if we are not a member of the European Union. But SNP Members need to be careful: if we go through the Division Lobby and discover that they are sitting on their hands when we have the chance to say to the Government with one voice—we should not weaken—that the view of those who think that staying in a customs union is right—
Department for Exiting the European Union
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Hilary Benn
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 26 February 2018.
It occurred during Estimates day on Department for Exiting the European Union.
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