Statement on the EU Council: 24 October 2016
24 October 2016 (updated on 24 October 2016)
Prime Minister, Theresa May, gave a statement on the EU Council in the House of Commons on Monday 24 October 2016.
Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
- Watch the statement on the EU Council on Parliament TV
- Read Commons Hansard: Statement on the EU Council
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: European Union
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