Theresa May’s demand that talks on future trade take place parallel to Brexit rejected in Europe

In a speech given just this morning, Angela Merkel has rejected one of May's central demands in her article 50 letter. May insisted that negotiations on the UK's departure from the EU need not impede talks on the relationship between the two powers taking place. In the six page letter triggering article 50 Theresa May stated:…

The British approach to politics does not combine well with the EU’s. This is creating worries among experts about the success of negotiations on Brexit

With the handing over of May's article 50 letter, the UK officially has two years to leave the European Union and it's single market. The negotiations are promissed to be complicated and long lasting as the UK was one of the central Western European economies in the Union.     EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the…

A list of interesting facts about ‘Brexit’ the day after Theresa May signs article 50

Angela Merkel has said to industry leaders in Germany that she will put the interests of the remaining 27 member states first, telling German carmakers to brace themselves for a new era of trade tariffs with Britain. The commonwealth A commonly used argument by the 'Brexiteers' is that the commonwealth will bridge the gap left…