Theresa May refuses to comment on suggestions Brexit deal will take 10 years

The Prime Minister brazenly dodged the question at an EU summit

Theresa May had nothing to say about suggestions it will take 10 years to negotiate Brexit  – refusing to confirm, deny, or even acknowledge questions about the latest revelation.
The Prime Minister was asked directly by reporters outside an EU summit in Brussels what she thought of the advice, reportedly given by Sir Ivan Rogers, the UK’s EU ambassador, to the Government. 
However in the characteristically evasive style for which she is increasingly known, the Prime Minister appeared oblivious to the question and gave an answer on a completely different topic – before making a rapid escape.

“What we’ll be discussing at this summit is how we work together to deal with the serious challenges we face,” she said in response to the question about the 10-year deal.
“We’ll be discussing migration. I’ve always said from outset on migration that Europe needs to do more to tackle the root causes. That means disrupting the smuggling networks, it means deterring more people from taking the journey in the first place and returning those who have no right to be here. 
“We also need to condemn what’s happening in Syria. President Assad and his backers in Russia and Iran bear responsibility for the tragedy in Aleppo. What we must be doing is ensuring that those who are responsible for these atrocities are held to account.

“We must also do all we can to ensure a ceasefire is secured so the United Nations can help bring to safety the innocent people of Aleppo. Finally, I welcome the fact that the other leaders will be meeting to discuss Brexit tonight. 
“As we are going to invoke article 50, trigger the negotiations by the end of March next year, it’s right that the other leaders prepare for those negotiations as we have been preparing. We will be leaving the EU, we want that to be as smooth an orderly a process as possible.
Reporters shouted behind Ms May: “What about it taking ten years to get a deal” – however the Prime Minister swiftly walked away.
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee warned this morning that the Government was in danger of being “grossly negligent” by not planning for a collapse in talks with the European Union.

Under the timetable agreed by Theresa May and set out in the EU’s Article 50 the Government must concluded Brexit negotiations within two years of triggering the Treaty clause, or trade will revert to World Trade Organisation rules.
Tory MP Crispin Blunt, who chairs the committee, said Theresa May’s administration seemed to be repeating the mistakes of David Cameron’s government, which repeatedly refuse to plan for the possibility of Brexit.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-brexit-10-years-negotiations-eu-referendum-summit-brussels-a7477576.html


She's looking more incompetent by the minute.

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As we are going to invoke article 50, trigger the negotiations by the end of March next year, it’s right that the other leaders prepare for those negotiations as we have been preparing. We will be leaving the EU, we want that to be as smooth an orderly a process as possible."

Under the timetable agreed by Theresa May and set out in the EU’s Article 50 the Government must concluded Brexit negotiations within two years of triggering the Treaty clause, or trade will revert to World Trade Organisation rules.



What bit of this is so hard for you to understand...!?

That was what she said to avoid the question, how hard is that for you to understand.

Brexit trade deal could take 10 years, says UK's ambassador

A post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal might take 10 years to finalise and still fail, the UK's top diplomat in Brussels has privately told the government.
The BBC understands Sir Ivan Rogers warned ministers that the European consensus was that a deal might not be done until the early to mid-2020s.
He also cautioned that an agreement could be rejected ultimately by other EU members' national parliaments.
PM Theresa May said she wanted Brexit to be "smooth and orderly".

In October, Sir Ivan, who conducted David Cameron's negotiation over the UK's relationship with the EU, advised ministers that the view of the 27 other countries was that a free trade agreement could take as long as a decade.
He said that even once concluded, the deal might not survive the process of ratification, which involves every country having to approve the deal in its own parliament.
It is also understood he suggested that the expectation among European leaders was that a free trade deal, rather than continued membership of the single market, was the likely option for the UK after Brexit.
Sir Ivan's private advice contrasts with ministers publicly insisting a deal can be done in the two years allowed by the triggering of Article 50 - the formal start of the process of leaving the EU.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38324146

sassy wrote:That was what she said to avoid the question, how hard is that for you to understand.

Brexit trade deal could take 10 years, says UK's ambassador

A post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal might take 10 years to finalise and still fail, the UK's top diplomat in Brussels has privately told the government.
The BBC understands Sir Ivan Rogers warned ministers that the European consensus was that a deal might not be done until the early to mid-2020s.
He also cautioned that an agreement could be rejected ultimately by other EU members' national parliaments.
PM Theresa May said she wanted Brexit to be "smooth and orderly".

In October, Sir Ivan, who conducted David Cameron's negotiation over the UK's relationship with the EU, advised ministers that the view of the 27 other countries was that a free trade agreement could take as long as a decade.
He said that even once concluded, the deal might not survive the process of ratification, which involves every country having to approve the deal in its own parliament.
It is also understood he suggested that the expectation among European leaders was that a free trade deal, rather than continued membership of the single market, was the likely option for the UK after Brexit.
Sir Ivan's private advice contrasts with ministers publicly insisting a deal can be done in the two years allowed by the triggering of Article 50 - the formal start of the process of leaving the EU.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38324146

Where was the bit that she said there...!?

I hope Trump's presidency (aka the idiotic nationalist shart of America) goes as well as Brexit (aka the idiotic nationalistic shart of the U.K.) has been going.

Ben Reilly wrote:I hope Trump's presidency (aka the idiotic nationalist shart of America) goes as well as Brexit (aka the idiotic nationalistic shart of the U.K.) has been going.

Nothing idiotic about restoring our democracy.

Ben Reilly wrote:I hope Trump's presidency (aka the idiotic nationalist shart of America) goes as well as Brexit (aka the idiotic nationalistic shart of the U.K.) has been going.

Seriously you guys topped the most dumbest nation award!

I thought we were bad with Brexit lolol