PM weighs possible extension of EU rules post-Brexit

Potential 'association agreement'

The Prime Minister Theresa May has agreed the UK may have to continue following some EU rules after it leaves the bloc in 2019, just one week after triggering Article 50.

During a three-day visit to the Middle East, May accepted a possible extension of free movement, as the European Parliament agreed to open the way to a potential "association agreement" between Britain and the EU. The Prime Minister (pictured) accepts Britain will not be able to sign a trade deal until after it formally leaves the EU in two years' time, becoming a "third country". As a result, a transition agreement to bridge the gap between Brexit and the ratification of the deal is required, according to the FT. The EU's draft negotiating guidelines state if the UK wants to remain a...