“We have to take control of our borders and have to be able to control the number of people Coming into United Kingdom”, he added.
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Blair’s comments come after the former head of the civil service, Gus O’Donnell, recently declared that Brexit is not inevitable and Britain could still remain a part of a changed European Union.
However, Mr Davis also warned today that Britain has to take control of its borders and the number of people coming in.
EU’s foreign ministers are meeting in Bratislava to discuss the bloc’s strained ties with Turkey, and the conflict between Russian Federation and Ukraine, where the so-called Minsk peace accord for the east of the country has stalled.
“We talked about borders, we talked about markets”.
Open Britain has suggested that some curbs on the free movement of people could be negotiated, such as only allowing those with job offers to move to Britain. “We have made an agreement to exchange, but we don’t yet know the terms of Brexit, we don’t know the costs and the consequences”.
It now employs around 1,400 staff at its factory in Poole, 58% of whom, according to Business of Fashion, voted to leave the EU.
The group has not called for a second referendum and says that “we respect the vote and are now campaigning for the best deal for all”.
Britain is seeking a “strong new European partnership” with the remaining 27 members of the EU after Brexit, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said.
“I am determined to make the most of the opportunities”, May said during the visit along with Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond.
Speaking to French radio Europe 1 this morning, the former Labour prime minister said Theresa May’s argument that “Brexit means Brexit” did not have to be the case.
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“We need to discuss what Brexit means politically for the European Union…”
