Jim Leaviss: Brexit - Civilised or acrimonious divorce?

Unwinding EU membership is unprecedented

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Jim Leaviss considers the economic implications of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, the formal process for which was set in motion this morning

UK Prime Minister Theresa May today set the UK on course to withdraw from the European Union (EU). The first set of negotiations will focus on the UK's exit from the EU, with items to be negotiated including the UK's outstanding financial commitments to the EU, the rights of EU and UK citizens in the UK and EU respectively, and border issues. The second set of negotiations have been dubbed the "future relationship" deal, which will cover a wide range of areas, including the UK's access to the European Single Market, regulatory standards and dispute settlement mechanisms. This will be the...

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