(Reuters photo)LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May has told business leaders that they should treat a two-year transition period after Brexit as assured as she tries to ease company concerns that Britain could crash out of the EU without a deal. May met business chiefs from GlaxoSmithKline, Vodafone and HSBC and other major companies on Monday to hear what they want from talks on Britain's relationship with the EU after Brexit. "From her point of view, the transitional agreement is non-negotiable ... business should think of the two-year period as assured. It will happen," a source said when asked what May had said during discussions on Monday. May was joined by Hammond, business minister Greg Clark, minister for exiting the EU David Davis and trade minister Liam Fox at the council.

Source: Bangkok Post October 09, 2017 19:52 UTC