Update: Davis promises City Brexit travel exception

Allow for inter-company transfers

Mike Sheen
clock • 3 min read

UK Brexit secretary David Davis has said that a unique post-Brexit travel regime will be applied to the City of London, allowing firms to move workers freely across Europe.

Davis said London would continue to thrive post-Brexit as the EU also has an interest in continued access to the City's expertise and capital markets, and because the UK would continue to pursue a similar regulatory regime. Woodford IM: 'No-deal' Brexit 'nowhere near as bleak as many have predicted' for UK economy Speaking at the UBS European Conference to around 700 investors, financiers and regulators on Tuesday, Davis said that details of future co-operation would be agreed in exit talks. However, according to the FT, Davis added: "None of this should be particularly controversi...

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