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8 December 2017

The UK-EU agreement interpreted for Remainers

Does the first phase Brexit deal leave room for a Remainer reverse ferret? 

By Julia Rampen

On Friday morning, the UK woke up to news that could be good or bad, depending on how full your mug of tea is. After a week where politics ricocheted from Brussels to London to Belfast, Edinburgh, Dublin and Cardiff, it was back to Brussels and Theresa May emerging with a deal.

The agreement between the UK and the European Commission is not a final deal – it’s like a set of ground reals before negotiators move onto the nitty gritty of Brexit. 

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