Karen was pleased to take part in the Brexit meeting at Chequers the other week and welcomed the Prime Minister’s speech last Friday where she set out the Government’s ambitious but credible vision for the future economic partnership the UK is seeking with the EU, delivering on what the British people voted for and taking back control of our laws, borders and money.
The Prime Minister set out five tests for our future partnership with the EU
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- Respect the result of the referendum;
- Be an enduring agreement;
- Protect people’s jobs and security;
- Deliver an outcome consistent with the kind of country we want to be;
- Strengthen our Union of nations and bring our country back together.
The existing models for co-operation between the EU and a third country would not pass these tests, and therefore would not work for the UK or the EU. The UK will instead seek the broadest and deepest possible agreement – covering more sectors and co-operating more fully than any Free Trade Agreement anywhere in the world today.
The Prime Minister concluded her speech by saying: ‘My message to our friends in Europe is clear. We know what we want. We understand your principles. We have a shared interest in getting this right. Let’s get on with it.’
To read the Prime Minister’s Speech please see https://www.conservatives.com/sharethefacts/2018/02/our-future-partners…