May to reject 'partial' EU membership in Brexit speech

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Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to reject a partial membership of the EU in her much anticipated speech on Brexit later today.

The UK wants to trade with other European countries "as freely as possible" but will not be "half-in, half-out" of the EU, she will say.  Her speech is expected to include further hints Britain could leave the EU single market while setting out 12 negotiating objectives, the BBC reported.  The government has so far made public few details about what it wants to secure from the Brexit talks.  But it has said formal negotiations on the UK's exit package will be triggered by the end of March. The Prime Minister's speech is expected to give signals on what the UK's future trading re...

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