UK must remove short-term uncertainty surrounding Brexit: finance minister
Reuters
Published Oct 02, 2017 07:47AM ET
UK must remove short-term uncertainty surrounding Brexit: finance minister
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Britain must resolve the short term challenge of uncertainty caused by Brexit and accelerate the talks to deliver a time-limited transition period of around two years, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday.
"Our economic future will remain closely linked with the EU for many good reasons," Hammond said at the Conservative Party annual conference.
"We must resolve the short term challenge of uncertainty around this process by accelerating the talks and delivering a time-limited interim period of around two years for our businesses to adjust."
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