UK frustratingly unclear about Brexit goals: Scottish minister

“You can’t say that it’s sensible to say we want access to the single market but no free circulation of people”. The question of participating in it has divided British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, with Johnson, Brexit Secretary David Davis and Trade Secretary Liam Fox agitating to leave and Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond counseling caution. “So he is saying things that are intellectually impossible, politically unavailable, so I think he is not offering the fair approach that gives the British people a fair view of what is ahead”. I want it to involve free trade, in goods and services.

European Union officials, investors, companies, opposition lawmakers and leaders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland often complain about the lack of detail offered by Mrs May on Brexit.

“Historically, the United Kingdom has been an open and connected economy, and like a lot of businesses we are proud of and rely on the fact that we recruit the best talent from around world”, he said.

A memo leaked to The Times claims that the British government is struggling with the Brexit split, and has no planned strategy.

Speaking to firms in Munich last month, the Minister said the business links between Britain and Germany were “remarkable” and noted the importance of that were shipped between the two countries each year.

“My perception is that there is a lot of confusion. which to be honest is not acceptable”, Mr Calenda added.

But Mrs May responded: “We are preparing carefully for the formal negotiations”. The high court has decided that parliament must be involved before the government can trigger Article 50 to begin Brexit negotiations with the EU.

The Big Ben bell tower on the Houses of Parliament is visible through a shaped foil balloon as demonstrators protest during a “March for Europe” against the Brexit vote result earlier in the year, in London, Britain, September 3, 2016. Prime Minister Theresa May has argued that she must implement the wishes of the British people and increase controls.

An overwhelming majority of voters – 90 per cent – want Britain to continue to trade freely in goods and services with its European neighbours after quitting the EU, according to a survey.

Among the “soft” options, 65 percent of voters back British companies complying with European Union design and safety standards, while 63 percent support European Union banks trading in the U.K.in return for similar access for British banks – so-called passporting rights – in the bloc, the survey found.

Political editor Macer Hall cites new NatCen research, which shows that 70 per cent of people want controls on European Union immigration – probably the most important component of a hard Brexit – as well as supporting the re-introduction of customs checks, and equal treatment for European Union and non-EU migrants.