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Yesterday in Parliament

Yesterday In Parliament Podcast.

Yesterday in Parliament

BBC

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4.310 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

EU trade deal gets mixed reception.

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0:00.0

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0:04.8

Hello, I'm Susan Hume and this is the Yesterday in Parliament podcast.

0:09.0

On Tuesday, the 20th of May, the Prime Minister came to the comments to be questioned about his reset of Britain's relations with the EU.

0:17.1

Seven years ago, Secure Starrmer stood at the dispatch box exactly opposite his place today

0:22.5

at the peak of Parliament's turmoil over leaving the EU.

0:26.6

Back then, he was Labour's shadow Brexit secretary.

0:29.8

Now, he wants to show that he's moved on and the Conservatives have not.

0:34.6

So he began by pointing to his recent trade agreements with the US and India.

0:39.9

But Mr Speaker, I can already see that when it comes to this hat-trick of deals,

0:45.4

it's our new partnership with the EU that they most want to talk about.

0:50.4

A grieved conservative squeaked with indignation and pointed to the screen above Kier Stalmers' head,

0:56.3

which did indeed say statement on the UK-EU summit.

1:00.9

But Kier-Starmer swept on to what he hoped would be the most pleasing parts of his deal.

1:05.6

From longer on the beach, if Brits were allowed to speed through the E-Gates on holiday,

1:10.3

to cheaper camember in the shops, thanks to fewer checks on food and produce.

1:15.2

The reaction to this deal from business has been absolutely clear.

1:19.7

Mr Speaker, I know you're a stickler for time.

1:21.6

I don't have time to run through the list of supportive quotes from businesses.

1:26.9

But this...

1:28.3

Or well, maybe he could be persuaded.

1:30.9

Vodafone, producers of meat,

1:33.0

and poultry.

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