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posted by takyon on Tuesday January 17 2017, @12:42PM   Printer-friendly

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has given a major speech calling for a clean break from the EU:

Theresa May has said the UK "cannot possibly" remain within the European single market, as staying in it would mean "not leaving the EU at all". But the prime minister promised to push for the "greatest possible" access to the single market following Brexit. In a long-awaited speech, she also announced Parliament would get a vote on the final deal agreed between the UK and the European Union. And Mrs May promised an end to "vast contributions" to the European Union.

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Previously: Brexit: The Focus is on the EU Single Market

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by TheRaven on Tuesday January 17 2017, @06:32PM

    by TheRaven (270) on Tuesday January 17 2017, @06:32PM (#455009) Journal
    To understand Brexit, you need to understand the political situation in the UK. A lot of people resent the fact that we Westminster Parliament has constantly put the interests of the South East at the expense of the rest of the country. To protest this and other misuses of power by the political establishment, they decided to vote to give more power to the Westminster Parliament. Theresa May, a staunch authoritarian, is using this to ensure that there are as few checks as possible on the power of the government.
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  • (Score: 2) by isostatic on Wednesday January 18 2017, @10:19AM

    by isostatic (365) on Wednesday January 18 2017, @10:19AM (#455312) Journal

    The irony bein g that while Westminster rarely spends outside of the south east, the EU did. The most deprived areas of the uk had the most eu funding. The poorest people in the uk had the most eu protection. Those deprived areas voted out.