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A British government minister dismissed calls to extend the Brexit transition period and insisted that it is “simple prudence” to follow the current schedule.
Michael Gove said the government did not want the UK to continue its “European Union literary membership” beyond December 2020 in an attempt to save taxpayer money and avoid being “restricted” by fighting Covid- 19.
He also said that last month a round of “comprehensive and constructive” talks with the EU took place, with the next negotiations scheduled for the week beginning May 11.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Wes Streeting of Labor warned: “Everyone will understand that we have left the European Union and everyone will understand that the impact of Covid-19 could have an impact on the timetable for negotiating our future relationship.”
“So why doesn’t the minister give companies the peace of mind they need? That if the government needs more time, will it take longer? Is it dogma, is it vanity or is it paranoia?”
Mr. Gove replied: “That is a useful list of conditions that (Mr. Streeting) lists but it is none of those. It is pure prudence.
“If we perpetuated our European Union-lite membership during the transition period, we would end up spending more taxpayer money, which can be spent on the NHS, we would have to accept new EU rules that could limit our ability to fight Covid -19 and deal with other crises, and unfortunately and unfairly we will go beyond the EU’s need to focus on other vital priorities. “
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