Having been extensively leaked overnight so as to prevent “market surprises”, Theresa May has just begun her speech calling for a “clean Brexit” from the EU. Watch it live below.
Here are the highlights:
- MAY: WE WILL NOT SEEK PARTIAL OR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP OF EU
- MAY: UK LEAVING EU, I WILL SEEK BEST DEAL FOR UK
- MAY: GOVERNMENT WILL PUT THE FINAL BREXIT DEAL TO A VOTE IN BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
- MAY: DO NOT SEEK TO ADOPT MODEL ALREADY USED BY OTHER COUNTRIES
- MAY: WILL REMAIN WILLING PARTNERS, ALLIES TRADING PARTNERS
- MAY: DECISION TO LEAVE EU WAS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO HARM EU OR ITS MEMBER STATES
- MAY: VOTE NO LEAVE NO REJECTION OF SHARED VALUES
- MAY: OVERWHELMINGLY IN UK INTEREST THAT EU SUCCEEDS
- MAY: JUNE 23 A MOMENT WE CHOSE TO BUILD ‘TRULY GLOBAL BRITAIN’
- MAY: EUROPEANS WILL STILL BE WELCOME IN BRITAIN AND HOPE BRITONS WILL BE WELCOME IN EU NATIONS
- MAY: PRESERVATION OF UK UNION AT HEART OF PLANS
And in an unexpected twist, May also said that she will put the final Brexit deal to a vote in both houses of parliament:
- MAY: WILL PUT THE FINAL BREXIT DEAL TO A VOTE IN BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
Cable is soaring on the news, as suddenly there is a possibiliy Brexit may not happen at all.
via http://ift.tt/2jrSeRi Tyler Durden