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Leaked EU paper dents May's hopes for bespoke Brexit trade deal
PM may want ‘deep and special’ relationship, but paper says UK will have to make do with ‘standard FTA’ like Canada’s. Theresa May’s hopes of negotiating a “deep and special” trading relationship with the EU have been dealt a fresh blow by leaked documents which emphasise that only a basic free trade deal similar to that struck with Canada will be offered. An internal discussion paper prepared by the European commission spells out how the British government’s rejection of membership of the single market and the customs union leaves the member states with little wriggle room in trade talks. The ... (full story)