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Series of wide-ranging papers on Brexit
expected
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Engagement with business and stakeholders to be
intensified
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Papers on Northern Ireland border and future
customs arrangements to be published
Intense work is underway to prepare for formal
talks on the future, deep and special partnership the UK wants to
strike with the EU.
From this week, the UK will publish a series of
detailed papers on Brexit, drawing on more than a year of
preparatory work in Whitehall.
The papers will cover both the UK’s withdrawal
from the EU and the deep and special partnership we want to build
with the European Union.
Among them are likely to be three formal position
papers, which lay the groundwork for the next negotiating round
in Brussels at the end of the month which will cover:
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Proposals around issues unique to Northern
Ireland and Ireland;
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Continuity in the availability of goods for the
EU and the UK; and
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Confidentiality and access to official documents
following the UK’s withdrawal
In a move which shows the UK’s
readiness to begin talks on the all-important future partnership,
a series of broader ‘future partnership’ papers will also be
published in the run-up to the October European Council.
The first of these will outline detailed proposals
for a new customs arrangement, which will form the basis for
further engagement with businesses and stakeholders ahead of
future negotiating rounds.
A DExEU source said:
“The approaches outlined in these papers have been
carefully formulated following months of work and
consultation.
"We've been crystal clear that issues around our
withdrawal and our future partnership are inextricably linked,
and the negotiations so far have reinforced that view.
“These papers show we are ready to broaden out the
negotiations. Businesses and citizens in the UK and EU want to
see the talks progress, and move towards discussing a deal that
works for both sides."
