rooster59 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Britain wants comprehensive trade deal with EU - PM May FILE PHOTO - Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, joins Sutton and Cheam Member of Parliament (MP), Paul Scully, as he campaigns for the forthcoming London local elections, in south west London, Britain January 13, 2018. REUTERS/Leon Neal/Pool BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain wants to have a comprehensive trade deal with the European Union as well as a defence pact in place once its leaves the bloc, Prime Minister Theresa May said in remarks published in a German newspaper on Saturday. May added that her government was not seeking to "cherry pick" in the negotiations and that it wanted a trade deal that goes further than that which the EU has with Norway or Canada simply because Britain is negotiating from a different position to those two countries. "It is not about cherry picking," May told the mass-selling Bild newspaper. "We want to negotiate for a comprehensive free trade deal and security pact. We are in a different starting position than Canada or Norway." Britain and the EU struck a divorce deal last month that paved the way for talks on future trade ties and boosted hopes of an orderly Brexit. "We are leaving the EU but not Europe," she said. -- © Copyright Reuters 2018-01-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon7867763 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Then stay in the EU if you want that. Simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Don't you know who we are? We're BRITISH. Woops, no sorry I mean ENGLISH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Not going to happen unless the UK get's 'tough' and refuses to accept the EU's ridiculous demands. This hasn't happened so far, and I've little doubt that the 'trend' will continue . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 1 hour ago, johnsnapo said: Then stay in the EU if you want that. Simple You misunderstand. UK politicians have no desire to leave, but know they have to face the electorate - leaving them in a v difficult position . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Britain already has to best deal on offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 The Brits as usual want the best of both worlds. Get out if you want out & then can start to talk about what "you want" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 8 hours ago, mfd101 said: Don't you know who we are? We're BRITISH. Woops, no sorry I mean ENGLISH! well keep quiet about and we wont say anything either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I want a million Euro's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/20/2018 at 6:25 AM, dick dasterdly said: Not going to happen unless the UK get's 'tough' and refuses to accept the EU's ridiculous demands. This hasn't happened so far, and I've little doubt that the 'trend' will continue . You can only get tough if you are in a strong position and Britain is very much on the back foot On 1/20/2018 at 6:28 AM, dick dasterdly said: You misunderstand. UK politicians have no desire to leave, but know they have to face the electorate - leaving them in a v difficult position . Yep! Totally agree. Damned if they do and damned if they don't. Best to stand back for a moment and look at just how much they will achieve by "doing", or should I say how much they will lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Macron gave a very interesting interview on Andrew Marr's show on Sunday. No revelations but re-iterated that Britain could possibly get a bespoke deal but any trade deal must abide by the single market rule book. It has been the EU's position from the start and they are not going to budge on that. It has been called a stumbling block by the UK but not by the EU. They know their position on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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