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"en.20170313.13.1-120-000"2
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"Mr President, equal treatment in the eyes of the law is a fundamental principle in a liberal democracy. No one should be discriminated against for their gender, their age, their race, their sexual preference or even their physical ability. But neither should people face positive discrimination and be placed ahead of others to satisfy quotas. This is just as unjust as other forms of discrimination.
The United Kingdom has led the way in a whole series of areas. It gave women the right to vote in 1928 and via other acts of parliament it has guaranteed rights to equal pay, equal access to jobs for genders and for all sorts of cultural and societal reasons. We were even one of the first countries to elect a female Prime Minister, and we have also now got a second one.
The United Kingdom has got a long history of enshrining equality in law. Nevertheless, there is work in progress. We recognise that. We understand, we appreciate that in some areas Scandinavian Member States are ahead of us, and yet in many areas the United Kingdom stands heads and shoulders above other Member States.
Simply put, the United Kingdom expects and requires that women, and other issues relating to this topic, around the world should receive equal treatment and equal opportunities and that discrimination should be made an element of the past. These are challenges best delivered and best addressed by national, sovereign parliaments. If we take away that role, if we take away that control, all you do is sow the seeds of discord, disillusionment and division."@en1
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