What will actually be negotiated once Article 50 is triggered?

The formal process for leaving the EU, Article 50, has now become common knowledge. There remains a huge debate about when it should be triggered and the role of the UK Parliament in activating it. But an under-investigated area is what will the Article 50 negotiations actually involve and how might issues be separated out? Raoul Ruparel tries to provide some answers.

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