Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2016-01-19-Speech-2-676-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2016-01-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 December 2015 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20160119.27.2-676-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2016-01-19-Speech-2-677-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Dame Glenis Willmott2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, it makes my heart sink that, once again, here we are discussing a problem of David Cameron’s making, rather than the real challenges facing the EU. I am sure the EU leaders at the December Council felt the same. But it is important that a deal is done; that is not because I am backing Cameron’s negotiations – his priorities are not my priorities. For example, where are the proposals to end loopholes in working rights legislation that are used by exploitative employers to undercut terms and conditions? We can take heart that some of the more damaging proposals originally floated are no longer on the table. Anti-Europeans on the Right were pushing for an attack on EU legislation on working rights – a move that would have undermined the direct benefits that working people see from our EU membership. That these subjects are no longer under discussion will help us to make the case for Britain’s continuing membership of the EU, because this referendum is going to be about working people: the part-time check-out assistant who gets equal rights because we are in the EU; the factory worker for whom health and safety is not red tape, but a matter of life and death; the workers in companies large and small, whose businesses depend directly or indirectly on trade with Europe. For all these people, for all working people, there are no circumstances under which they would be better off outside the EU. That is why we need to see a deal done and a deal done soon, because only then can we get on with a British referendum and put an end to the uncertainty that is bad for Britain and bad for Europe."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Glenis Willmott (S&D )."1
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