(23 Aug 2018) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY
POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLY
London - 23 August 2018
1. Dominic Raab enters room
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominic Raab, UK Brexit Secretary:
"I am still confident that getting a good deal is, by far, the most likely outcome. The vast majority, roughly 80%, of the withdrawal agreement has now been agreed, and we are making further progress on those outstanding separation issues. And of course those settled issues include our agreement on citizens rights, so that 3-point-5 million EU citizens living in the UK and the one million Brits living in the EU have their rights assured, and can carry on living as they do now."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominic Raab, UK Brexit Secretary:
"Naturally we have to got to consider the alternative possibility, that the EU does not match our ambition and pragmatism, and we do not reach a deal. Let me be clear about this. This is not what we want. And it's not what we expect. But, we must be ready. We have a duty, as a responsible government, to plan for every eventuality. And to do this, we need to have a sensible, responsible and realistic conversation about what a no deal situation really means in practice."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominic Raab, UK Brexit Secretary:
"In the notices themselves, we set out clear steps that public institutions, companies and people should take or consider taking, in order to avoid or mitigate or manage the risk of any potential short-term disruption. The overarching aim of the notices is to facilitate the smooth, continued, functioning of business, transport, infrastructure, research, aid programmes and funding streams that have previously come from the EU. In some cases, it will mean taking unilateral action to maintain as much continuity as possible at least in the short term, in the event of no deal, and irrespective of whether the EU reciprocates in practice."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominic Raab, UK Brexit Secretary:
"So these technical notices, and the ones that will follow shortly, are a sensible, measured, and proportionate approach to minimising the impact of no deal on British firms, citizens, charities and public bodies. They will provide information and guidance, and, after some of the misinformation that has been put about lately, some reassurance. Take just one example of that, the suggestion that a no deal Brexit could spark a 'sandwich famine' in the UK, or that we've asked the army to deliver food supplies."
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominic Raab, UK Brexit Secretary:
"So let me reassure you all that, contrary to one of the wilder claims, you will still be able to enjoy a BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich) after Brexit. And there are no plans to deploy the army to maintain food supplies."
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominic Raab, UK Brexit Secretary:
"That way, as we prepare for our departure from the EU, and as we strain every sinew to deliver a new, deep and special, partnership with our European friends, we will be ready, in case those efforts are not matched. Both to manage down the risks, but also to grasp the opportunities that Brexit will present. And, in doing that, I am confident that this country's best days lie ahead."
STORYLINE:
Britain will unilaterally accept some European Union rules and give EU financial-services firms continued access to the UK market in order to maintain stability if the country crashes out of the bloc without a deal, the country's top negotiator said Thursday.
He concluded by insisting that Britain's "best days lie ahead".
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