May rejects 'partial' EU membership in Brexit speech

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-38641208

May rejects 'partial' EU membership in Brexit speech

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From the section UK Politics

The UK will not retain "partial" membership of the EU once it leaves, Theresa May will say in her much-anticipated Brexit speech.
The PM will tell other European countries the UK wants to trade with them "as freely as possible" but will not be "half-in, half-out" of the EU. Her speech is expected to include further hints Britain could leave the EU single market.

Downing Street said she would set out 12 negotiating objectives.

The government has so far revealed few details about what it wants to secure from the Brexit talks, which it is promising to trigger by the end of March. Labour has urged Mrs May to push for a "deal that works for trade".

The prime minister's speech will be closely watched for signals on its involvement in the single market (which allows the free movement of goods, services and workers between members) and the customs union (which means members do not impose tariffs on each other's goods and impose the same tariffs on goods from outside).

EU leaders have said the UK cannot "cherry pick" access to the single market while restricting the free movement of people, while Mrs May has suggested curbing migration will be her top priority.
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Mrs May, who backed Remain in the referendum, will call for a "new and equal partnership" with the EU, "not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of the European Union, or anything that leaves us half-in, half-out".
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