The EU plans to defy Tory Brexiters and retain its offices in London – the former Conservative central office at 32 Smith Square – as an outpost from which to communicate with British citizens after Brexit, leaked documents reveal. Customs row punctures 'have-cake-and-eat-it' Brexit fantasy Read moreThe European commission and the European parliament jointly purchased the Westminster building for £20m in 2010 after 50 years of Tory ownership, and renamed it Europe House. “The cost of the offices of parliament in the United Kingdom – buildings, staff and operations included – is within the normal range of EP [European parliament] liaison offices in larger member states. “We firmly believe that BT should continue to retain its existing EU contracts and be able to bid for new EU contracts post-Brexit,” the company said on Thursday. No final decision were taken at this stage regarding the Liaison offices of London and Edinburgh.”

Source: The Guardian May 03, 2018 11:56 UTC