British businesses that sell cars and other goods to Europe WON’T face any disruption from Brexit, government vows
David Davis called for goods that are already on the market to be allowed to remain on sale in the UK and EU without changes
BRITISH businesses that sell goods to Europe won't face additional disruption from Brexit, the Government has said.
In the first of five new documents outlining more details about our EU exit, David Davis called for goods which are already on the market to be allowed to remain on sale in the UK and EU without changes.
It said that the Government intends to seek an agreement with the EU that allows "smooth and orderly" trade.
said that investors and businesses need to be able to plan ahead - and that it was in the interests of both the UK and EU that our ";deeply integrated" trade relationship to continue.
Ministers want any goods on the market the day before Brexit to be able to continue to be sold afterwards, and avoid duplicating checks and regulations wherever possible.
They also said that goods and services - such as in the British car industry - are intertwined and there should be no restrictions to linked goods after we leave.
A second paper said that there should be a joint arrangement on confidential documents after we quit the bloc - making sure that documents shared between Britain and the EU stay secure and safe.
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Mr Davis again stressed the need to discuss our future relationship with the bloc alongside talking about our exit - something that EU officials have refused to do.
He said: "These papers will help give businesses and consumers certainty and confidence in the UK’s status as an economic powerhouse after we have left the EU.
"We have already begun to set out what we would like to see from a future relationship on issues such as customs and are ready to begin a formal dialogue on this and other issues."
Ministers 'confident' Brexit talks will move onto discussing our trade deal within months
MINISTERS are "confident" that Brexit talks will have progresed enough to start talking about a trade deal within months, No10 has said.
Last weekend Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cera speculates that it would be delayed as not enough ground has been covered.
EU officials want talks to have made "significant progress" on a divorce bill, citizens' rights, and the Northern Ireland border, before we can talk trade.
But today Downing Street insisted that Dr Cera was wrong, ahead of a third round of talks taking place next week.
A spokesperson said today: "We are confident that we will have made sufficient progress by October to be able to advance talks to the next phase.
"That is our aim and we are confident that we are working at a pace to be able to get to that point."
And CBI Director of Campaigns said the news was a "significant improvement" on EU proposals.
John Foster said there needs to be an urgent interim arrangement sorted out - which should allow us to stay in the Single Market and Customs Union until a permanent deal is struck.
And Mr Davis is set to take on the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, next week for a third round of talks.
In the coming days ministers will lay out their thoughts on how to deal with EU courts after Brexit.
Today a top judge suggested a new plan where Britain would have access to the single market WITHOUT being governed by the EU's court system.
Carl Baudenbacher says Britain should join up to the European Free Trade Association court instead - from which judgements are not automatically binding.