UK Government Issues Statement on Economic Relationship with EU post-Brexit

The UK Government has issued a statement on Brexit following a Cabinet meeting held 6 July 2018. The statement confirms the UK will leave the European Union on 29 March 2019 and provides the Government's position/proposal on the future economic relationship with EU. The core of the proposal is the establishment by the UK and the EU of a free trade area for goods that contains four main elements:

• The UK and the EU would maintain a common rulebook for all goods including agri-food, with the U…