Hilarious question and answer session by the sound of it with Cameron as Foreign Secretary in the Lords. They really have no idea what they're doing and/or expect the public to swallow any old b*ll*x which they undoubtedly will.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...0822ad14b8f4ab#block-657b2c4b8f0822ad14b8f4ab
A few gems:
1.
Q: Would you consider a visa waiver system to enable musicians to tour in the EU more easily?
Cameron claims quite a lot of steps have already been taken on this already.
Yep, it's the UK that issue the visas for entry into the EU. Right.
2.
Lord Hannay asks Cameron is he accepts that, if the UK were to leave the European convention on human rights, that might put the trade and cooperation agreement at risk. The TCA assumes the UK remains party to the ECHR.
Cameron says the supreme court judgment wasn’t really about the ECHR. It was about conditions in Rwanda, he says.
He says he is confident that the Rwanda policy can be made to work.
You implement the Rwanda policy, you're in deep sh!t tradewise.
3
Back at the Lords committee, Roger Liddle asks about the trade and cooperation agreement with the EU.
Cameron says Rishi Sunak has built good relations with the EU. That has led to positive results, like the UK rejoining Horizon, and the Windsor framework.
He says the UK should “make the most of what we’ve got”.
He does not favour trying to reopen the deal, he says.
Lots of non-EU countries are associate members of Horizon. The Windsor Framework is part of the agreement to keep Northern Ireland operating because of the DUP who still haven't resumed in Stormont. Conned again.
4.
The TCA is subject to review. The UK has things it would like to fix, and the EU probably has its own list. But it does not always help laying things out in advance, he says.
Lord Lamont asks Cameron to accept that the review of the TCA will be narrow.
Cameron says that right. The agreement talks about the “implementation” of the deal being reviewed. He goes on:
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...0822ad14b8f4ab#block-657b2c4b8f0822ad14b8f4ab
A few gems:
1.
Q: Would you consider a visa waiver system to enable musicians to tour in the EU more easily?
Cameron claims quite a lot of steps have already been taken on this already.
Yep, it's the UK that issue the visas for entry into the EU. Right.
2.
Lord Hannay asks Cameron is he accepts that, if the UK were to leave the European convention on human rights, that might put the trade and cooperation agreement at risk. The TCA assumes the UK remains party to the ECHR.
Cameron says the supreme court judgment wasn’t really about the ECHR. It was about conditions in Rwanda, he says.
He says he is confident that the Rwanda policy can be made to work.
You implement the Rwanda policy, you're in deep sh!t tradewise.
3
Back at the Lords committee, Roger Liddle asks about the trade and cooperation agreement with the EU.
Cameron says Rishi Sunak has built good relations with the EU. That has led to positive results, like the UK rejoining Horizon, and the Windsor framework.
He says the UK should “make the most of what we’ve got”.
He does not favour trying to reopen the deal, he says.
Lots of non-EU countries are associate members of Horizon. The Windsor Framework is part of the agreement to keep Northern Ireland operating because of the DUP who still haven't resumed in Stormont. Conned again.
4.
The TCA is subject to review. The UK has things it would like to fix, and the EU probably has its own list. But it does not always help laying things out in advance, he says.
Lord Lamont asks Cameron to accept that the review of the TCA will be narrow.
Cameron says that right. The agreement talks about the “implementation” of the deal being reviewed. He goes on:
The review is minor tweaking of the TCA - hope Starmer understands this (I know he doesn't)
