Douglas Alexander: “I wonder if the chairman remembers--I have heard a lot of talk tonight about what a great protection of minority rights…”

We’re already paying a real economic price for putting up new barriers to our European neighbours who, with almost half of total UK trade, remain easily our largest trading partners.

We are saying the time has come to think broadly about what should be our options.

The council leadership should get back around the table today and find a better way forward.

In just a matter of months, it will have been outlawed by this Labour Government.