Whether it is clamping down on tax avoidance by multinationals, setting ambitious targets for tackling climate change, or reforming the posted workers’ directive to better protect migrant workers, European countries are working together to get things done. Chuka Umunna Read Quote
Having common European standards has not only boosted prosperity here and across the continent, it is undoubtedly the best way of managing the challenges posed by globalisation. Chuka Umunna Read Quote
Banks provide payment systems, core deposit and lending facilities that enable us to manage our day to day affairs. Chuka Umunna Read Quote
Being outside the customs union would mean masses of new red tape, a desperate scramble for trade agreements and the re-emergence of a border in Ireland. Chuka Umunna Read Quote
This country needs nothing less than wholesale federalisation. The reasons are threefold: economic, democratic and cultural. Chuka Umunna Read Quote
In an age of globalisation, investment and good jobs increasingly flow to cities and regions with distinctive strengths and specialisms. These cannot be built up from Whitehall. They require local expertise, knowledge and dedication. Chuka Umunna Read Quote
We have a commitment to making sure that the U.K. remains a member of the European Union. Chuka Umunna Read Quote
I spent many hours slaving away, day and night, bleary eyed, on multi-million pound takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, and the rest. It could sound glamorous (especially when it involved overseas travel) but often it wasn’t partly because, as a lawyer, you were not the one calling the shots. Chuka Umunna Read Quote