Brexit chief says UK gov’t will not be rushed

According to The Telegraph, May will invoke Article 50 without a vote in the parliament.

Britain’s Brexit Minister pledged on Monday that his country will maintain or even strengthen its cooperation with the EuropeUnion (EU) on security and defence after its exit from the 28-nation bloc.

“We are none the wiser about the government’s plans after David Davis’s statement”.

Following that meeting the government said it would seek a unique rather than “off-the-shelf” relationship with the European Union, involving controls on immigration as well as a good deal for those who trade in goods and services.

Britain’s new government, under Prime Minister Theresa May, has so far given little detail of what the country wants when it leaves the European Union, saying it was focusing on preparing its negotiating stance for when it triggers the divorce procedure.

Opposition MPs heckled Davis, shouting: “Waffle”.

May has insisted she wants the “best possible deal” for Britain and a “unique” solution rather than one based on an existing model such as Norway or Switzerland.

In China for the G-20 summit, May said she is not in favor of a point-based immigration system that had been backed by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage, key leaders of the pro-Brexit campaign.

Prime Minister Theresa May, who did not support leaving, says Brexit means Brexit and the vote will be respected.

The uncertainty weighing on major businesses and investors was highlighted when the Japanese government issued a document urging that the “harmful effects” of Brexit be minimised, plus transparency over negotiations.

More than 1,000 Japanese companies do business in Britain, employing some 140,000 local people. The “March for Europe” protesters are demanding a “pause” in the Brexit process and a continuation of close cultural and economic ties with Europe.

David Lammy, a Labour lawmaker, said during the debate that the meaning of Brexit was unclear as were what the terms would be for Britain to have access to the European single market.

“Japanese businesses with their European headquarters in the United Kingdom may decide to transfer their head-office function to Continental Europe if EU laws cease to be applicable in the United Kingdom after its withdrawal”, said the 15-page document, published late Friday.