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UK minister Buckland offers assurance to wavering lawmakers on Brexit transition

Tue, 22nd Oct 2019 18:56

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - British justice minister Robert
Buckland said on Tuesday the government would bring forward a
change to Brexit legislation to allow parliament a say on the
merits of an extension to the transition period after exit.

Some lawmakers are concerned that if they back the deal,
Britain could still leave the European Union without an
agreement after the transition ends in December 2020 if a future
trading partnership is not agreed with Brussels by July that
year.

Some want to have an additional guarantee that if there is
no future trading relationship by that date, the government will
seek to extend the so-called transition.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)

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