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Prime Minister's question asked in the House of Commons, by Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

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Question

President Trump is one of the most unpredictable people we have seen on the world stage, and I hope that he does not embarrass our monarch.

Moving on, last year the Prime Minister claimed that he had done some special deal so that Brits would be able to “sail through” e-gates at EU airports, but that was not the experience of families returning from holiday this week. Long queues at borders and passport controls are the latest symbol of the Brexit disaster, but they are also a symbol of this Government’s failure to repair that damage. Will the Prime Minister apologise for misleading British travellers, and can he tell them when they will be able to “sail through” passport control?

Answer

I have made it very clear that I think our national interest lies in close relations with the EU on defence, security, energy and the economy. I was very pleased that at last year’s summit we did negotiate an agreement on e-gates, and we are pushing hard on that. We have another summit this year, where I intend not just to make good on what we have already agreed, but to go closer to the EU in the relations that we have.

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
783 c240 
Session
2024-26
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Biometrics EU countries Immigration controls Passports
Link
View this Prime Minister's question on hansard.parliament.uk