UK new Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt anticipated a “very very lively debates” in the parliament on the soon to be published Brexit White Paper. He added that “this is one of the biggest decisions that we have taken as a country in our political lifetimes so there’s going to be a pretty fierce discussion but the prime minister has found a way forward.”
Present in the NATO summit in Brussels, Hunt also said he had “good discussions with my French, German and Dutch counterparts, many other counterparts here, explaining to them that this is the way we get that deep and special partnership with Europe.” He acknowledged the EU had “had a lot of concern about, for example how we’re going to avoid a hard border with Northern Ireland, whether it is possible to have frictionless trade without a customs union.” Hunt assured that “what we’ve shown them is that that is possible. This is a very very significant step… I think we have the basis that we can move forward.”
New Brexit Minister Dominic Raab said the White Paper got “detailed proposals” and he wanted to assure EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on that.
The white paper is scheduled to be released today.
