Theresa May in Brussels in June. Tories on the European Research Group (ERG), which comprises 60 or more MPs determined to secure a hard Brexit, is circulating a letter to be published on Sunday by the chairwoman Suella Fernandes. The letter, obtained by The Times, seeks to ensure that Britain is fully outside the European Union and pulls away from its regulatory structure from March 2019. This is likely to make a “standstill” transition deal and final deal with similar levels of access to the single market all but impossible. The letter will be framed as an attack on Labour’s evolved…

Source: The Times September 07, 2017 12:00 UTC