British Prime Minister Theresa May will say she wants a two-year transition deal after leaving the European Union in March 2019 in a speech in Florence on Friday, the BBC’s political editor said.
May, who is weakened after losing her party’s majority in a June election, will speak directly to EU leaders at the speech in Italy, and set out her vision for future ties with the EU.
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Her top ministers all agree on the need for a transition phase after Britain leaves the bloc to avoid a “cliff edge” for businesses, but there have been differences over how long that period should last.
“Hearing speech will say there will be transition of up to 2 years … won’t be off-shelf model,” Laura Kuenssberg said on Twitter after May ended a lengthy meeting of her top ministers.
