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9 January 2017

No, really, Theresa May isn’t bluffing: we’re heading for a hard Brexit

There is no reason to believe that Britain will remain in the single market or anything like it. 

By Stephen Bush

Theresa May’s big interview yesterday has sent the pound plunging, again.

The odd thing about it is that she said very little that was new, at least as far as Brexit is concerned. She reiterated that for Britain, Brexit means that we will no longer be subject to the judgements of the European Court of Justice and that the United Kingdom will control its own borders.

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