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UK Needs Transition Period To Exit EU

After weeks of arguing, two senior British ministers have written an article agreeing the UK needs a...
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9:14 AM - 13 Aug 2017



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UK Needs Transition Period To Exit EU

TodayFM
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9:14 AM - 13 Aug 2017



After weeks of arguing, two senior British ministers have written an article agreeing the UK needs a transition period to soften the exit from the EU.

The Chancellor Philip Hammond and the International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, write that the transition period is  designed to avoid a so-called "cliff-edge" - but their comments in the Sunday Telegraph don't reveal how long this period will last.

They are trying to show a united front, after weeks of arguing between ministers, and they insist Britain will leave the the single market and customs union in March 2019.

This week we're expecting to find out the UK Government's position on the border.

The paper's also reporting proposals to offer Irish citizens free movement in and out of the UK, as part of the plan to solve the Irish border problem.

John Sheridan is a farmer from Fermanagh who lives on the border:

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