President Hollande said Britain thought it could forge a partnership with the US but “America is closing itself off from the world” Carsten Koall/GettyBritain gambled and lost when it voted to leave the EU and it will now remain fully outside the European single market, President Hollande said today. Mr Hollande was asked in a newspaper interview if Britain could retain the advantages of EU membership. “It is not possible so it will thus become a third country in relation to the EU,” said the Socialist head of state. “That’s the problem of the United Kingdom: on leaving Europe, it thought that it could forge a strategic partnership with the United States. The United Kingdom made a bad choice at a bad time,” added Mr Hollande.

Source: The Times March 06, 2017 12:00 UTC