Transcripts For CSPAN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson A

Transcripts For CSPAN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson And Jeremy Corbyn On Brexit 20240714

Controversies and it is also true this country still stands then, as now, for democracy, the rule of law for the fight against racial and religious i move and mr. Speaker, this whole house is united in defending those values around the world. With your permission, ill make a statement about the g7 summit. Tracts of thest amazon rain forest are on fire, free trade is in retreat, 100 Million Girls worldwide are not in education, our oceans are being polluted. It has never been more important for britain to use our voice for change and progress. Certainly by exerting our influence on a global level and sticking up for our values and our beliefs that we can create the International Context for britain to prosper and ensure this is the greatest place on earth to invest. Case for7, i made the free trade as an engine of thaterity and progress lift citizens out of poverty and the reality, the World Economy has been stagnant over the last decade. In the latest declaration, the g7 unanimously endorsed opened and fair world trade. We are determined to reform the wto agreement next year to simplify regulatory barriers. Britain is on the verge of taking back control of our trade policy and restoring our independence in the wto for the first time in 46 years. To the United States order order order order i ask the house to have some regard for how our proceedings are viewed by people outside the chamber. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister is making a statement. That statement should be heard and he will be heard, as will every other member. End of subject. Prime minister . Johnson britain is on the verge of taking back our trade policy and we could achieve even more in our trade with the United States by using the power we will regain to do a comprehensive freetrade deal. A deal in which both President Trump and i have agreed that the nhs is not on the table. Some in the house, i consider the United States to be a natural ally, and of course a force of good in the world and i recoil from the juvenile antiamericanism in this country. Mr. Speaker, i know the whole house will share my concern about the gravity of the situation in hong kong. As a nation with a deepseated freedom of expression and assembly, we stand firm in upholding hong kongs way of life, guaranteed by one country two stems systems. I welcome the unwavering support of my g7 counterparts on this vital matter. Mr. Speaker, the uks at the forefront of a new campaign to end the tragic loss of species around the world. We cannot bequeath a planet where the Sumatran Tiger and the african element and entire ecosystems like the Great Barrier reef live in the shadow of destruction. So i am delighted that the g7 accepted u. K. Proposals for more ambitious targets to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity. Britain is responsible for 2. 6 million square miles of ocean. The fifth largest maritime estate in the world. Our Bluebelt Program will ensure that areas encompass 1. 5 million square miles. At the g7, i announced another 10 Million Pounds to protect the rain forest in brazil, where 41,000 fires have raised so far this year. Raged so far this year. More than twice as many in the same period in 2018. Britain is bidding to host a u. N. s 26th Climate Change conference next year. If we succeed, we shall focus on solutions that harness the power of nature, including reforestation. And there is one measure that would erase all those issues. If you think that is a waste of money i think that tells you all you need to know about the modern labour party. And ensuring that every girl in the world receives the education that is her right. It would not only curb mortalities and reduce population pressures, it would strike a blow for morality and justice. The g7 therefore endorsed the u. K. s campaign for 12 years a quality education for every girl in the world. Funding of 900 Million Pounds so 600,000 children in countries torn by conflict where girls or are twice as likely as boys to be out of the classroom. As well as my g7 colleagues, i was delighted to meet other leaders, including those of south africa, india, australia, who has heroically masked his emotions in the face of the historic killings. And in every conversation, i was struck by the enthusiasm of my colleagues to strengthen their relations with this country, whether on trade, security, and defense, science, and technology. Mr. Speaker, i was also able to use the g7 to followup my conversations in berlin and paris with chancellor merkel, president macron on brexit, as well as Prime Minister conte, Prime Minister sanchez. And president tusk. I have since spoken to Commission President Jeanclaude Juncker and many other leaders. I want to make clear to them all that everyone in this government wants a deal. But we do. We do. It is a reality that the house of commons have rejected the current agreement three times. It simply cannot be and that is why and that is what that is why i wrote to president tusk. Order, mr. Chairman. I look to you as a distinguished and elder statement in the house to set an example of good telecom ofnalysis the father of the house which is exhibited at all times. Mr. Johnson mr. Speaker, that is why i set out our arguments, why any future agreement must include the abolition of the antidemocratic backstop. We have also been clear we have also been clear that we will need changes to the political declaration to clarify that our future relationship the cash with the eu with the eu will be based on a freetrade agreement and giving, out full control over our regulations our trade, and our defense policies. This clarity has brought benefits far from jeopardizing negotiations. It is making them more straightforward. In the last few weeks, i believe the chances of a deal have risen. This week, we are intensifying the pace of meetings in france. In brussels. Our european friends can see that we want an agreement, and they are beginning to reflect that reality in their response. President macron said, i quote, i quote, if mr. Speaker, they dont want to hear the words. They dont want to hear about any progress we might be making. Mr. Speaker order, order. I want to hear everything. Well, i have never had any difficulty in hearing the Prime Minister. If it is necessary for him to speak up, i am certain order. I am sure he will overcome his natural shyness in order to do so. Prime minister . Mr. Johnson mr. Speaker, i think they are willfully closing their ears to the reality that our friends and partners are increasingly seeing the possibilities of an agreement. Again, i quote president macron of france. If there are things he said which is part of what was negotiated by michell barnier can be adapted and are in keeping with the two objectives i mentioned, stability in ireland, which we all support, and the integrity of the market, we should identify them in the coming months. Is that the negative spirit of the opposition . I am speaking in berlin. Chancellor merkel of germany said once we see there could be a possible outcome, this could be a possible arrangement. This backstop is a sort of placeholder, which is no longer necessary. No longer necessary, she said. That is a positive thing. Which will not be echoed on the other side of the house today. They are fleeing already. Fleeing already. There are indeed solutions. They dont want to hear about solutions, mr. Speaker. They dont want to hear about solutions. That is a positive thing. They dont want to hear about solutions. They dont want to hear about any of it. There are practical arrangements that we can find which avoid anyone putting infrastructure on the irish border, mr. Speaker. These have been well worked out and involve measures such as trusted trade esteems, transit provisions, frontier zones, reduced bureaucracy, and many others. In particular, we recognize i advised the opposition to Pay Attention to what is being said. We recognize that for reasons of geography and economics, agrifood is increasingly managed on a common basis across the island of ireland. We are ready to find ways forward that recognize this reality, provided it clearly enjoys the consent of all parties and institutions with an interest. We will also be discussing this with the eu shortly and i will be discussing it in dublin on monday. Mr. Speaker, it is simply wrong to say we are not making progress, but there is a lot to do in the coming days, but things are moving. And a major reason for that is that everyone can see that this government is utterly determined to leave the eu on october 31 come what may, without a deal if necessary. And that is why my right honorable friend of lancashire has been leading seven days a week to accelerate our National Preparation for this possibility. He will be making a statement on that subject shortly. My right honorable friend the chancellor has made all necessary funds available. We have already reached agreements with our partners to roll over trade deals worth around 89 billion of exports and imports. We have secured air Services Agreements around the world. We have increased the capacity of our border. Bolstered our freight capacity, and worked with meticulous detail to ensure the uninterrupted supply of critical goods including medicines. We will be ready, mr. Speaker. We will be ready. Mr. Speaker, i returned from the g7 with real momentum in the brexit discussion. I want to return from next months European Council in a similar way, with a deal that this house can debate and scrutinize and endorse on cash in time for our departure on october the 31st. But mr. Speaker, there is one step that would jeopardize all the progress that we have made in the g7 and around the capital of europe. And that is if this house were to decide that it was simply impossible for us to leave without a deal. To make that step illegal. To force us thats what they want. That is what they want . To force us to beg for yet delay. Pointless if that happens, all the progress we have been making would have been for nothing. Yesterday, a deal was published. A bill that the leader of the opposition has spent all summer working on. This is not a bill in any normal sense of the word. It is without precedent in our history. It is a bill that, if passed, would force me to go to brussels and beg an extension. It would force me to accept the terms offered. It would destroy any chance of negotiations for new deal. It would destroy it, and indeed it would enable our friends in brussels to dictate the terms of the negotiations. That is what it does. There is only one way to describe this deal. It is Jeremy Corbyns surrender bill. That is what it is. It means running up the white flag. The bill, it means running up the white flag. But i want to make clear, i want to make clear to everybody in this house, there are no circumstances in which i would ever accept anything like it. I will Never Surrender the control of our negotiations in the way the leader of the opposition is demanding. Mr. Speaker, mr. Speaker order. People musnt keep ranting. However long it takes, the statement must be heard and the response to it will be heard. That is the reality. Mr. Johnson mr. Speaker, we promised the people we would get brexit done. We promised to respect the results of the referendum and we must do so now. Enough is enough. We are negotiating a deal. And though i am confident and though i am confident of getting a deal, we will leave by october 31 in all circumstances. There will be no further pointless delay. This house has never before voted to force the Prime Minister to surrender such a crucial decision to the discretion of our friends and neighbors overseas. What this deal would mean is that unless we agree to the terms of our friends and partners, they will be able to keep us in the eu for as long as they want, and on their terms. I urge therefore this house to reject this bill, so that we can get the right bill for our country, deliver brexit, and take the whole country forward. Order for the avoidance of doubt, the reason they vote on a bill tonight, they are to vote on a motion. If that motion is successful they will be a bill tomorrow. I say this simply because the intelligibility of our proceedings for those observing them is important and i am sure everybody on all sides of the house will recognize that fundamental truth. Jeremy corbyn thank you, mr. Speaker. Thankfind the i the Prime Minister for his advanced copy of a statement. And i join with him and recognizing the great human suffering of world war ii. The great human bravery that took place during that war, in that awful conflict which began 80 years ago. But was essential in defeating the disgusting ideology of the nazis and fascism at that time. Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister met eu leaders over the summer and the Eu Council President tusk at the g7. After these meetings, the Prime Minister struck an optimistic note, saying that the chances of a deal were, in his words, improving. His optimism was not shared by those who have been at the same meeting. The Prime Minister may claim progress is being made, but eu leaders report that the government has so far failed to prevent any new proposals. Present any new proposals. Can the Prime Minister clear this up . Can he tell us if the u. K. Has put forward any new proposal in relation to the backstop . If so, will he publish them so that these proposals can be scrutinized by parliament and by the public . It is becoming increasingly clear that this reckless government only has one plan to crash out of the eu without a deal. The reality is exposed today in the inhouse journal of the conservative party otherwise known as the daily telegraph, which reports the prime chief of staff calling negotiations a sham. The report says the strategy is to quote, run down the clock. And the proposal to alter the backstop is a complete fantasy. And those are the words of the attorney general. No deal, mr. Speaker, will mean food shortages, reduced medical supplies, and chaos at our ports. Not me saying that, the governments owned legal analysis says it. And it warns of chaos all across the board. Today, we had expected a publication of the governments no deal preparations. This government is hiding from scrutiny. Hiding from the people. And trying to hide us from their true intentions. This isnt just a government and chaos, but a government of cowardice. Thankfully, some in whitehall are putting these vital documents into the public domain. But we shouldnt have to rely on sporadic leaks. So will the Prime Minister set out today when these documents will be published, so that the people and parliament can scrutinize and debate them . Many on the benchs opposite would relish a no deal. They say it is an opportunity to open up written to a one sided trade deal which puts us at the mercy of donald trump and the United States corporations. That would increase the wealth of a few at the expense of the many. When it comes to the crunch, mr. Speaker, too many on the government benches who once opposed a no deal outcome, are now putting their own careers before the good of the people of this country. Just look at all those tory candidates who said it would be wrong to suspend parliament in order to make nodeal a reality more likely. But sit passively as their principles of just a few short weeks ago are cast aside. I dont know what they are doing over there, but something changed. And it gets worse. Not only have they all stood by while the Prime Minister launches his latest attack on democracy, some have repeatedly refused to rule out the possibility that the government could ignore any law passed by parliament which was attempting to stop a no deal brexit. So, will the Prime Minister, when he responds in a moment, take the opportunity to assure the country that his government will abide by any legislation passed this week by this parliament . The attack on our democracy is can order to force through a disastrous Nodeal Brexit is unprecedented, antidemocratic, and unconstitutional. Labour will do all we can to protect our industry, democracy, and our people against this dangerous and reckless government. I condemn the rhetoric the Prime Minister used when he talked about a surrender bill. I hope he will reflect on his use of language. I really do hope he will reflect on his use of language. We are not surrendering because we are at war with europe, they are surely our partners. Nodealing, it is a exit that would mean surrendering our industry, our jobs, surrendering our standards of rejection in a trade deal with donald trump and the United States. Mr. Speaker, the u. K. Should be using his position in the g7 to promote policies to tackle the Climate Emergency. The Climate Emergency is real. But instead of standing up the President Trump, it was in fact agreed they would be no joint communique on this at the g7. This isnt leadership, this is fiddling while the amazon burns. The situation across the amazon should be a wakeup call for this Prime Minister. Who wants to describe Global Warming as primitive fear without foundation. Fires rage not only across the amazon, but angola and the democratic heublic of the congo, does stand by those sentiments . The Prime Minister knows it is merely a drop in the ocean. Will more money be pledged for the amazon, and are additional funds being made av

© 2025 Vimarsana