Rishi Sunak will not pursue a post-Brexit “Swiss-style” deal to bring the UK closer to the EU, the PM has said today. Sunak said he was “unequivocal on this” and that “under my leadership, the United Kingdom will not pursue any relationship with Europe that relies on alignment with EU laws”.
The Sunday Times reported yesterday that senior government officials wanted to negotiate a closer trading relationship with the EU, after the budgetary watchdog last week said the volume of UK trade will take a 15 per cent long-term hit thanks to Brexit.
Switzerland, while not a member of the EU, has frictionless trade
with the bloc and is in its single market and is an effective rule taker
in some areas.
This means that Switzerland has freedom of movement with EU countries for people, goods, capital and services.
Sunak told the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in
Birmingham today that “I voted for Brexit, I believe in Brexit and I
know that Brexit can deliver, and is already delivering, enormous
benefits and opportunities for the country”.
“We need regulatory regimes that are fit for the future, that ensure
this country can be leaders in those industries that create growth for
the future and having those regulatory freedoms to do that is an
important opportunity of Brexit,” Sunak said.
The reports that the government may look at a new Brexit deal with
the EU sparked fury among Tory Brexiteers last night, with some pointing
the figure at chancellor Jeremy Hunt....
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