Everyone knows this will be the mother of all negotiations,” Spahn told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. “Whoever wants to have access to the internal market, and to be part of the internal market, must accept the free movement of workers,” he said. “They are completely connected, so compromises look difficult.” “Internal market (access) works only with free movement,” he said. Spahn said all partners in the Brexit negotiations should aim for a smooth transition when Britain leaves the bloc. “We should all do everything we can for a 'soft Brexit' in the sense of there being a smooth transition,” he said.

Source: Sunday Times October 04, 2016 12:53 UTC