UK is still a full member of the EU and will attend all meetings, PM May tells Europe

Friday, October 21st 2016 - 08:25 UTC

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Prime Minister Theresa May told EU leaders that Britain would not just rubber-stamp agreements made between the other member states when they meet as 27. In her first European Council, she said that as long as the UK was a full member of the EU, it wanted a seat at the table for discussions over the bloc’s future. Read full article

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Clyde15
It only seems fair. If we are paying into the “club” then we should have member's privileges.
Oct 21st, 2016 - 09:14 am - Link - Report abuse +4
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DennisA
Absolutely right. If we said we would not comply with xyz of some regulation, they would be taking us to the ECJ. They cannot have it both ways.
Oct 21st, 2016 - 09:22 am - Link - Report abuse +3
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ChrisR
Stop paying the obscene multi-millions of pounds per week and they can keep their 'meetings' seems a better choice.

Extreme Brexit NOW!
Oct 21st, 2016 - 02:01 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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The Voice
Iron Lady II!
Oct 21st, 2016 - 03:31 pm - Link - Report abuse +4
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Briton
UK is still a full member of the EU and not much will change until we have gone,
Oct 21st, 2016 - 08:06 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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Clyde15
The Voice

Maybe, but iron rusts !
Oct 21st, 2016 - 09:56 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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The Voice
True Clyde, but probably more durable than Wonder Woman assisted by the poison dwarf up there in the SSR? If you are rich like Voicey claims he is, shes planning to bleed you dry after Scexit. :-)
Oct 22nd, 2016 - 01:48 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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EscoSesDoidao
http://news.sky.com/video/tetchy-juncker-scoffs-at-mention-of-may-10626280
Oct 22nd, 2016 - 05:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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