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Leaving the European Union

Proceeding contribution from David Drew (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 November 2018. It occurred during e-petition debate on Leaving the European Union.

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I was in Northern Ireland a fortnight ago talking to Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural

Affairs officials, who have to implement whatever they have to implement in March. The reality is that they have nothing to implement. They cannot put a border in, and they cannot do checks because they have not taken on additional staff. They admit it is a mess. They have to make decisions, although they are very wary of making political decisions, because they are not politicians. That is the reality. I was in Newry, and I saw it. The problem is that they do not know what will happen after March.

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Reference

649 c213WH 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

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