Have your cake and eat it’Britain is unlikely to be able to remain a member of the single market, according to a document photographed in the hands of a senior Conservative official on Downing Street. However, it suggests that the UK would be seeking “more on services” than was agreed in the comprehensive economic and trade agreement (Ceta). The document was being carried out of 9 Downing Street, the Brexit department, and into No 10 Downing Street when it was photographed. We can’t have our cake and eat it and there is no certainty on the single market. Their key demands are staying as close to the single market as possible, a transitional deal to cushion the economic effect of leaving and more parliamentary scrutiny of the negotiations.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2016 19:24 UTC