The prime minister of France and the president of the European commission have warned Britain that the terms of any Brexit deal cannot be superior to full membership. The Guardian reports.
Bernard Cazeneuve, who worked closely with Theresa May as French interior minister before becoming the premier in December, stood beside Jean-Claude Juncker as he said there was a strong will to defend the interests of the EU.
In a sign of the determination among many key actors to ensure other member states were deterred from seeking a future outside the bloc, Cazeneuve said: “We must make sure a country that is leaving should not have better treatment than those staying.
“We must first discuss the conditions in which the exit will take place and to do it within the time allowed for negotiation, without wasting time.”
