Brexit strategy could lead to aggressive negotiations with the EU
UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced the Brexit strategy on Tuesday and it looks like the negotiations might be a slog. Brits are looking to both break with the EU and discuss a new free trade agreement in just two years’ time, CNN says. The country will begin the countdown and discussions in March. But experts say the window is too tight to work out a new agreement, especially since EU officials might “want to take a hardline in negotiations” to make an example out of the UK. Prime Minister Theresa May said she is confident that both sides could come to a understanding to satisfy both sides, but added that "no deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain." The UK will also have to look forward to negotiating trade agreements with around 50 other countries.
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