Issue - meetings

Councillor Jones stated that the Council believed the UK leaving the EU would have negative impacts on many people who lived and worked in the borough. He wished to ensure that those impacts were reduced through mitigating actions and implementing the three recommendations on the report.

The Leader stressed that the Council had a clear mandate against Brexit as it was a regressive and socially divisive policy that would have a negative impact on the majority of the borough’s residents.  The Council was the first in the country to formally oppose Brexit and take mitigating actions.

RESOLVED:

1.    That Cabinet agrees the adoption of the following policy statement: H&F Council is opposed to Brexit and will do everything in its power to promote the benefits of the UK remaining in the European Union and to seek a People’s Vote on any Brexit deal, with an option to remain. We will continue to take positive action to ensure that all EU citizens feel welcome in Hammersmith & Fulham and do all we can to encourage them to remain in our borough.

2.    That the Leader appoints a Lead Member for Stopping Brexit.

3.    That in the event that the UK leaves the EU, H&F Council will do everything it reasonably can to mitigate the risks of negative impacts on EU citizens living and working in the borough, and on Hammersmith & Fulham residents and businesses in the borough.