Hilary Benn

Hilary Benn

Labour — Leeds South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 15 October 2025

Debate

UK Internal Market

Contribution

I say to the hon. Gentleman and those who advocated that we should leave the European Union: this is the consequence of it. There was an open border and two different jurisdictions—how were we going to deal with trade in those circumstances? Secondly, the goods are flowing; the goods are moving. Look at the evidence: the Northern Ireland economy in the second quarter grew by 2%. That is not indicative of a problem.

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