At a joint press conference in the Élysée Palace, Hollande made it clear that the new British prime minister was facing a choice about whether to accept free movement of people in return for free trade. If it wishes to remain within the single market it is its decision to know how far and how it will have to abide by the four freedoms. Unlike Hollande, Merkel did not rule out a deal that combines some level of access to the single market with controls on immigration. “The UK today has access to the single market because it respects the four freedoms. May said: “We have discussed the Le Touquet agreement, and President Hollande and indeed interior minister [Bernard] Cazeneuve have both been very clear from their point of view that they wish the Le Touquet agreement to stay.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2016 20:50 UTC