The UK would not be able to secure a deal allowing it to follow selected parts of the EU single market rules while opting out of others, former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said.
Barnier said EU countries would reject any British attempt to apply the bloc’s economic rules on an “a la carte” basis. His comments address the limits of any future UK effort to establish closer economic arrangements with the European Union.
The statement indicates that access to the EU single market would not be treated as a menu of individual obligations that the UK could choose between. The supplied information does not provide further details of a proposed agreement, its timing or the specific rules involved.
