Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase trade with the EU.”
Tabled: 16 April 2026Answered: 23 April 2026
Asked by
Rachel Blake
Labour (Co-op) — Cities of London and Westminster
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Nick Thomas-Symonds)
We are taking forward negotiations with the EU to drive investment, jobs and growth for the UK pragmatically. On ideological grounds, the Conservatives and Reform would undo it all, and Green party foreign policy—let us be frank—is a dangerous fantasy.