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ETUC on House of Commons Brexit vote

Jan 15 2019, 20:02    ETUC

ETUC on House of Commons Brexit vote jscola@etuc.org Tue, 15/01/2019 - 21:02 Commenting on the rejection of the Brexit ‘Withdrawal Agreement’ in the UK House of Commons, Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, said “We call for the extension or withdrawal of article 50. This is essential to avoid the UK crashing out of the EU without an agreement and to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. Time is running out and …

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