As Brown Rudnick has reported previously, the result of the European Union referendum (Brexit) was announced on 24 June 2016 with a vote in favour of the United Kingdom exiting. Brown Rudnick has issued a series of Brexit updates since the date of the referendum. To access such prior alerts, please visit its Brexit page. |
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The UK government has published a White Paper detailing its plan for a future relationship between the UK and the EU, which British Prime Minister Theresa May has described as delivering “the Brexit people voted for”. The White Paper follows the Prime Minister’s announcement on 6 July 2018 where she stated that the UK Cabinet had agreed a “collective” stance on the basis of a future deal with the EU. Following the announcement, a number of key Brexit officials resigned from their respective positions, including Brexit secretary David Davis who has been replaced by former housing minister Dominic Raab. The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier responded to the publication of the White Paper by saying that the EU will assess whether the UK’s proposals are “realistic and workable”. The UK and the EU are seeking to finalise a Brexit transition deal by October 2018. The nature of the UK’s future relationship with the EU will continue to be intensely scrutinised as the Brexit related Customs Bill (officially known as the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill) and the Trade Bill are debated in the House of Commons this week. The UK government has accepted four amendments to the Customs Bill that were submitted by the European Research Group; a group of 62 Eurosceptic MPs. The amendments include prohibiting the UK from collecting certain taxes or duties for the EU unless member states do likewise, which will jeopardise the creation of a Facilitated Customs Arrangement as mentioned below. Key Terms of the White PaperEconomic partnership
Security partnership and other cooperation
Sovereignty
Freedom of movement
The nature of the UK’s future relationship with the EU will be intensely scrutinised as the Brexit related customs bill (officially known as the taxation (cross-border trade) bill) and the trade bill are debated in the House of Commons this week. The UK government has accepted four amendments to the trade bills that were submitted by the European Research Group (a group of 62 Eurosceptic MPs). The amendments include prohibiting the UK from collecting certain taxes or duties for the EU unless member states do likewise, which will jeopardise the creation of a Facilitated Customs Arrangement as mentioned below. |