Theresa May: “If I’m being honest with you, we haven’t persuaded absolutely everybody” ReutersTheresa May has told MPs that the European Union has yet to be convinced that there should be frictionless trade with the UK after Brexit. Giving evidence to heads of the Commons select committees this morning, the prime minister said: “If I’m being honest with you, we haven’t persuaded absolutely everybody in Europe about frictionless trade yet.”The political declaration on the UK’s future relationship with the EU does not commit to “frictionless” trade. Critics within the Conservative Party point to this as one of the reasons why they cannot vote for Mrs May’s deal. The prime minister also said that the UK would risk losing the agreed Brexit deal if another referendum was held. Mrs May said that a second public vote would require…

Source: The Times November 29, 2018 12:01 UTC