As the UK prepares to begin negotiating its exit from the EU, the business focus has been on trade, financial flows and whether the UK will
continue access to the single market.
Not exact matches
The mayor of London has told CNBC he has met business leaders and speaking
to executives and entrepreneurs, across London and the feedback is that «the
access to a
single market (and) the
continued ability
to attract talent is important for jobs, growth and prosperity.»
He reportedly said he would have no option but
to quit his government role if May promotes
continued payments
to the EU in exchange for
access to the
single market.
Elsewhere in the interview, Mr Corbyn also rejected calls for Labour
to pledge a Norway - style Brexit, where the UK would
continue paying into the EU's coffers in order
to gain
access to the
single market.
Boris Johnson, who is among the favourites
to run for Conservative Party leadership when David Cameron steps down, has said «there will
continue to be free trade, and
access to the
single market.»
He suggested that the UK should
continue to accept free movement from the EU, while maintaining
access to the
single market on the same basis as other member states.
The author JK Rowling, who voted against independence, has implied she may now rethink her position, and Salmond said major Scottish employers and companies such as the whisky giant Diageo would consider whether Scottish independence within the EU would ensure their
continued access to the European
single market.
Free movement policy: Has promised no more «open borders» but wants
continued access to the EU
single market, a goal he admits will be «very challenging»
to achieve.
But last week's referendum casts doubt on whether Britain can
continue to participate in the E.U. program, which is part of the
single market to which analysts warn Britain may have difficulty gaining
access.
Nearly half rated
continued access to the EU
single market for goods and services as 10 on a scale where ten is most important.