The Slovenian prime minister said: “I think that the process will definitely take more time than we expected at the start of the negotiations. “The irony of this is, the Brexiters were absolutely right: the EU is very immovable and un-agile, because it has to please 27 countries. In that period they will also need to scope out how a future comprehensive trade deal might work, before any withdrawal agreement is put to the European parliament and the House of Commons. In particular, Cerar suggested, the UK had been naive in its proposals with regard to a future customs arrangement. Although he personally had to withdraw when he became Brexit secretary, the court subsequently found in favour of the claim.

Source: The Guardian August 20, 2017 17:32 UTC