Chancellor briefing reporters at the IMF meeting in DC:
- says its a good deal welcomed by every finance minister here/ financial markets have welcomed it.
- I don’t think there’s any need for an impact assessment/ self evident it brings certainty
- a good chance it gets through
- says its a good deal welcomed by every finance minister here/ financial markets have welcomed it.
- I don’t think there’s any need for an impact assessment/ self evident it brings certainty
- a good chance it gets through
Chancellor, continued:
- we are committed to Oct 31st. If we cannot leave wit this deal we will leave with No Deal.
- doesn’t explain how to get round Benn Act
- this deal “makes it easier to do any kind of free trade deal” unlike the May deal
- we are committed to Oct 31st. If we cannot leave wit this deal we will leave with No Deal.
- doesn’t explain how to get round Benn Act
- this deal “makes it easier to do any kind of free trade deal” unlike the May deal
I pressed Chancellor on whether manufacturers should now be planning for rules of origin checks on UK-EU trade, and limited relationship with EU agencies due to low alignment...
- he said not to make a judgement on that... UK-EU trade would be “as frictionless as possible”
- he said not to make a judgement on that... UK-EU trade would be “as frictionless as possible”
