EU to Britain: No Access to Single Market Without Migration
It sounds like this Brexit stuff is going to be complicated. European Union leaders spelled out stark conditions for a new relationship with a departing Britain yesterday, warning that if British business wants to keep access to Europe’s single market, the country must accept European workers too, write Angela Charlton and Lorne Cook for Associated Press. The leaders produced no clear overhaul for their shaken union after an unusual and emotionally charged summit, but agreed they must make it more relevant to citizens and keep it from disintegrating after Britain’s unprecedented vote to leave. The 27 remaining presidents, chancellors and prime ministers said they’re “absolutely determined to remain united,” EU Council President Donald Tusk said. They met without British Prime Minister David Cameron, who left Brussels on Tuesday night without any clear divorce plan, fending off pressure for a quick exit and punting the complex departure negotiations to his successor. In Britain, nominations opened Wednesday for a new Conservative leader to replace him after his devastating political miscalculation in calling last week’s referendum.
KJ