Tomorrow the Government will set out the full detail of its
Chequers agreement as it publishes its most significant Brexit
publication since the EU referendum.
The White Paper entitled 'The Future Relationship between the
United Kingdom and the European Union' is expected to set out a
comprehensive and ambitious vision for the UK’s future
relationship with the EU, delivering the right balance between
rights and obligations. It will see the UK leave the Single
Market, and the Customs Union, taking back control of our
borders, laws and money.
At its core, is a proposal for a free trade area for goods that
ensures continued frictionless access at the border, protects
jobs and livelihoods and ensures the UK and EU meet their shared
commitments to Northern Ireland and Ireland. As part of the plan,
the UK will have the flexibility it needs to set its own tariffs
for trade with the rest of the world, and lead a global charge to
open up services markets across the globe.
Together with an unrivalled security partnership and continued
cooperation in cross-cutting areas like data and science and
innovation, the White Paper honours the result of the referendum,
and provides further impetus for the negotiations.
In a foreword to the White Paper the Secretary of State of
Exiting the European Union, is expected to say:
"Leaving the European Union involves challenge and opportunity.
We need to rise to the challenge and grasp the opportunities.
"Technological revolutions and scientific transformations are
driving major changes in the global economy. In line with our
modern Industrial Strategy, this Government is determined to make
sure the UK is ready to lead the industries of the future and
seize the opportunities of global trade.
"At the same time, we need to cater for the deeply integrated
supply chains that criss-cross the UK and the EU, and which have
developed over our 40 years of membership.
"The plan outlined in this White Paper delivers this balance.
"It would take the UK out of the Single Market and the Customs
Union.
"It would give the UK the flexibility we need to strike new trade
deals around the world, in particular breaking new ground for
agreements in services.
"It would maintain frictionless trade in goods between the UK and
the EU through a new free trade area, responding to the needs of
business.
"It would deliver on both sides’ commitments to Northern Ireland
and Ireland, avoiding a hard border without compromising the EU’s
autonomy or the UK's sovereignty.
"This is the right approach - for both the UK and for the EU. The
White Paper sets out in detail how it would work.
"Alongside this unprecedented economic partnership, we also want
to build an unrivalled security partnership, and an unparalleled
partnership on cross-cutting issues like data, and science and
innovation.
"And to bolster this cooperation, we will need a new model of
working together that allows the relationship to function
smoothly on a day-to-day basis, and respond and adapt to new
threats and global shifts while taking back control over our
laws.
"The White Paper details our proposal in all of these areas,
setting out a comprehensive vision for the future relationship.
"It is a vision that respects the result of the referendum, and
delivers a principled and practical Brexit."
