What does Theresa May’s speech tell us about how Britain will leave the EU?

Until January 2017, Theresa May’s government avoided being open about the trade-offs that Brexit entails: the more that Britain restores sovereignty, the greater the economic costs. In her Lancaster House speech on the 17 January 2017, May came closer to admitting the existence of trade-offs. She said Britain would leave the EU’s single market and customs union. Now there will be a real debate in Britain on the price of Brexit.

ESO: Background information: Leave the EU’s single market and customs union to boost UK by £450 million a week http://www.europeansources.info/record/leave-the-eus-single-market-and-customs-union-to-boost-uk-by-450-million-a-week/

ESO: Background information: Clean Brexit http://www.europeansources.info/record/clean-brexit/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

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