Theresa May faces first Brexit bill defeat, say Commons rebels Read more“It is not just an indication of some strange rigid principle. The EU warnings came as senior EU and UK diplomats predicted it would be impossible for London and Brussels to complete any new trade deal within the two-year timeframe May envisages for a transition period after the UK leaves in March 2019. Nicky Morgan, the Conservative MP who chairs the cross-party Treasury select committee, said there was already pressure from business for a longer transition period and more legal clarity over how it would work. Anti-Brexit Tory MP Anna Soubry said: “I was a bit disappointed at what looked like a bit of a rowback. I think it is important that everybody puts their own ambitions to one side and unites behind Theresa May.

Source: The Guardian December 09, 2017 21:22 UTC