Shailesh Vara rejects scaremongering about trading on WTO rules
Shailesh Vara rejects scaremongering about trading on WTO rules and quotes the president of the Port of Calais who said that there will not be queues at Dover.
In Parliament
Shailesh Vara says a second referendum would destroy UK credibility to speak up for democracy
Following the Prime Minister’s statement on the Brexit withdrawal agreement and the decision to delay the vote, Shailesh Vara says that any attempt to hold a second referendum would ensure that the UK would lose all credibility on the international stage when speaking up for democracy.
Shailesh Vara asks the Prime Minister about the UK leaving the Brexit backstop
During the opening day of the debate on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, Shailesh Vara asks the Prime Minister why, since neither the EU, Ireland or the UK wish to use the backstop, the EU would not, as a sign of good faith, permit one additional line in the agreement to the effect that the UK could give three months' notice to leave the customs union.
Brexit Withdrawal Agreement: Vara questions PM on the Northern Ireland backstop
Following the Prime Minister’s statement on the negotiations to leave the European Union, Shailesh Vara asks the PM about the implementation of the backstop if an extended implementation period expired without us reaching an agreement with the EU.
Vara pays tribute to local newspapers and urges Johnston Press creditors to do as much as possible to help those who lose their jobs
Following the Government statement on Johnston Press going into administration and its subsequent acquisition by a new consortium of its creditors, JPI Media, Shailesh Vara pays tribute to the Hunts Post and Peterborough Telegraph and urges the Government to ensure that the new consortium do more than the statutory minimum to help those who will lose their jobs.