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PM to deliver a speech at Mansion House on an ambitious
future economic partnership between the UK and EU
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She will set out five tests that will guide the UK
throughout the negotiations
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Pledge to deliver the real change the country voted for
in June 2016 while protecting jobs and security
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PM to say she wants the broadest and deepest possible
agreement – covering more sectors and co-operating more fully
than any Free Trade Agreement anywhere in the world
today
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Britain to be a champion of free trade based on high
standards
Prime Minister will set out five tests which
will guide her in the UK’s negotiations with the EU over an
ambitious future economic partnership.
In a speech at London’s Mansion House, the Prime Minister will
return to the words she delivered on the steps of 10 Downing
Street in July 2016, when she pledged to ‘forge a bold new
positive role for ourselves in the world and…make Britain a
country that works not for a privileged few, but for every one of
us’.
She is expected to say:
‘That pledge, to the people of our United Kingdom is what guides
me in our negotiations with the EU.
‘And for me that means five things:
‘First, the agreement we reach with the EU must respect the
result of the referendum. It was a vote to take control of our
borders, laws and money. And a vote for wider change, so that no
community in Britain would ever be left behind again. But it was
not a vote for a distant relationship with our neighbours.
‘Second, the new agreement we reach with the EU must endure.
After Brexit both the UK and the EU want to forge ahead with
building a better future for our people, not find ourselves back
at the negotiating table because things have broken down.
‘Third, it must protect people’s jobs and security. People in the
UK voted for our country to have a new and different relationship
with Europe, but while the means may change our shared goals
surely have not – to work together to grow our economies and keep
our people safe.
‘Fourth, it must be consistent with the kind of country we want
to be as we leave: a modern, open, outward-looking, tolerant,
European democracy. A nation of pioneers, innovators, explorers
and creators. A country that celebrates our history and
diversity, confident of our place in the world; that meets its
obligations to our near neighbours and far off friends, and is
proud to stand up for its values.
‘And fifth, in doing all of these things, it must strengthen our
union of nations and our union of people.
‘We must bring our country back together, taking into account the
views of everyone who cares about this issue, from both sides of
the debate. As Prime Minister it is my duty to represent all of
our United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland; north and south, from coastal towns and rural villages
to our great cities.
‘So these are the five tests for the deal that we negotiate.
‘Implementing the decision of the British people; reaching an
enduring solution; protecting our security and prosperity;
delivering an outcome that is consistent with the kind of country
we want to be; and bringing our country together, strengthening
the precious union of all our people.’
The speech, which is titled "Our Future Partnership", will set
out an ambitious but credible vision for the future and say the
UK and EU have a ‘shared interest’ in getting this right.
The PM will spell out her vision of a UK that is a ‘champion of
free trade based on high standards’ – thriving in the world by
‘building a bold and comprehensive economic partnership with our
neighbours in the EU, and reaching out beyond to foster trade
agreements with nations across the globe.’
She will say:
‘So let me turn to the future economic partnership I want to see.
‘As on security, what I am seeking is a relationship that goes
beyond the transactional to one where we support each other’s
interests.
‘So I want the broadest and deepest possible agreement – covering
more sectors and co-operating more fully than any Free Trade
Agreement anywhere in the world today
‘I believe that is achievable because it is in the EU’s interests
as well as ours and because of our unique starting point, where
on day one we both have the same laws and rules. So rather than
having to bring two different systems closer together, the task
will be to manage the relationship once we are two separate legal
systems.’
