I am afraid the hon. Gentleman misheard me. I said that we trade with the majority of the world outside the EU on WTO terms—that is a fact—and we trade very profitably with them. That is the issue. While it is clear that most of us would prefer a good deal to no deal, the exaggeration of how bad WTO terms are has to be set in context.
UK’s Withdrawal from the EU
Proceeding contribution from
John Baron
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 February 2019.
It occurred during Debate on UK’s Withdrawal from the EU.
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