Battle lines drawn in the Brexit trade talks

The UK and EU have been outlining their preliminary positions on the shape of any future post-Brexit trade deal ahead of the EU heads of state summit later this week, writes Oliver Mangan.

The UK is looking for a broad-based, ambitious, bespoke trade deal, but with the flexibility to opt in and out of various parts of the single market.

This would give it the freedom to set its own rules and regulations for the sectors that don’t have full access, as well as negotiate trade deals with other countries.