UK-EU Relations - 23rd April 2026

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate UK-EU Relations.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-04-23/debates/77B70781-643B-44EA-A492-758B84F4B791/UKEURelations

09:55 Steve Race (Labour)

From pandemics and health emergencies to the impact of climate change and Russian aggression on our border, residents in Exeter know that the EU and the UK have shared challenges and opportunities. What discussions has the Minister had on forming a UK-EU resilience partnership, as suggested by UK in a Changing Europe, so we can effectively manage those shared challenges together?

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Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)

That is an absolutely absurd question. The hon. Gentleman is asking that question when his party’s position is to keep in place all the fees that we currently have to pay on exports to the EU. He also talks about the emissions trading system linkage. Without mutual exemptions from the carbon border adjustment mechanism, businesses will have to pay around £700 million in carbon taxes. The consequence of his party’s position is that they would have to pay them.

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