Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP

Member of Parliament for Maldon

Norther Ireland Border

  • Has my right hon. Friend seen the report prepared by the European Parliament’s policy department for citizens’ rights and constitutional affairs, which concludes that a technical solution allowing free movement of persons under a common travel arrangement and a low-friction border for the movement of goods will be possible, and that there is no reason why we should not start to implement that straight away?

     
     
  • I have not had the pleasure of reading that particular report from the European Parliament yet, but I shall certainly add it to my reading list. What my right hon. Friend has just said is evidence that there are people here, as well as in the Brussels institutions  ​and the 27 national Governments of our EU partners, who are keen to work constructively together to find an outcome that brings benefits to us all.