Azad Zangana: Two years on from Brexit and still none the wiser

UK economy falters

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Two years on from the UK's vote to leave the EU, Azad Zangana considers the many questions that remain unanswered about how a final deal will look, and the country's economic growth and interest rate prospects

Tomorrow, two years will have passed since the UK's historic referendum on leaving the European Union (EU), yet the big questions over the future relationship with the UK's biggest trading partner remain unanswered. Will the UK remain in the EU's customs union? Will it be a member of the single market? Will the UK face tariffs on its exports? The only near certainty the government can provide is that, on 29 March 2019, the UK will cease to be a full member of the EU. Some progress was made at the end of 2017, with an agreement on the rights of individuals, and on the Brexit divorce bi...

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