This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38658998

The article has changed 14 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Brexit: Boris Johnson says countries 'queuing up' for trade deals Brexit: Boris Johnson says countries 'queuing up' for trade deals
(about 7 hours later)
Other countries are "queuing up" to sign trade deals with the UK once it leaves the EU, Boris Johnson has said.Other countries are "queuing up" to sign trade deals with the UK once it leaves the EU, Boris Johnson has said.
The foreign secretary also said the UK would not be "hauling up the drawbridge" despite new migration controls promised by Theresa May.The foreign secretary also said the UK would not be "hauling up the drawbridge" despite new migration controls promised by Theresa May.
Mrs May set out her Brexit strategy - which includes pulling out of the EU single market - in a speech on Tuesday.Mrs May set out her Brexit strategy - which includes pulling out of the EU single market - in a speech on Tuesday.
She also warned the EU not to try to "punish" the UK, saying she would walk away unless the right deal was offered.She also warned the EU not to try to "punish" the UK, saying she would walk away unless the right deal was offered.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Johnson said: "We will no longer be part of the common commercial policy, or bound by the Common External Tariff, and we will no longer have our trade policy run by the EU commission.Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Johnson said: "We will no longer be part of the common commercial policy, or bound by the Common External Tariff, and we will no longer have our trade policy run by the EU commission.
"That means - crucially - that we will be able to do new free trade deals with countries around the world. They are already queuing up."That means - crucially - that we will be able to do new free trade deals with countries around the world. They are already queuing up.
"Under EU rules, we are not formally allowed to negotiate these new treaties until we leave. But there is nothing to say that ideas cannot be pencilled in.""Under EU rules, we are not formally allowed to negotiate these new treaties until we leave. But there is nothing to say that ideas cannot be pencilled in."
Mr Johnson also said the UK would "continue to share European values".Mr Johnson also said the UK would "continue to share European values".
"We will continue the joyous exploration of other European culture and civilisation that has been expanding ever since the dawn of cheap air travel, and we will continue to welcome vast numbers of EU tourists to the UK."We will continue the joyous exploration of other European culture and civilisation that has been expanding ever since the dawn of cheap air travel, and we will continue to welcome vast numbers of EU tourists to the UK.
"We are not slamming the door to migrants, or hauling up the drawbridge.""We are not slamming the door to migrants, or hauling up the drawbridge."
EU leaders are set to give their verdicts to Mrs May's speech on Wednesday.EU leaders are set to give their verdicts to Mrs May's speech on Wednesday.
Downing Street said the leaders had welcomed the "clarity" of her plans during a series of private phonecalls after the speech. Downing Street said the leaders had welcomed the "clarity" of her plans during a series of private phone calls after the speech.
In her speech, Mrs May said it was not her intention to "undermine" the EU or the single market, but she warned against a "punitive" reaction to Brexit.In her speech, Mrs May said it was not her intention to "undermine" the EU or the single market, but she warned against a "punitive" reaction to Brexit.
She suggested the UK could cut its corporate tax rates to compete with the EU if denied access to the single market, and added that "no deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain".She suggested the UK could cut its corporate tax rates to compete with the EU if denied access to the single market, and added that "no deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain".
Speaking on BBC Newsnight, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Mrs May's "implied threat" to turn the UK into a "low corporation tax haven" was an "odd way of approaching a constructive relationship with a whole continent".
AnalysisAnalysis
By Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editorBy Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor
Since the referendum she and her ministers have simply refused to be so explicit. Since the referendum Theresa May and her ministers have simply refused to be so explicit.
For months, some ministers have privately whispered about complex solutions that might keep elements of membership - the choices not being binary, mechanisms that might give a sort of membership with a different name.For months, some ministers have privately whispered about complex solutions that might keep elements of membership - the choices not being binary, mechanisms that might give a sort of membership with a different name.
Well, no more. The simple and clear message from Theresa May's speech this morning is that we are out.Well, no more. The simple and clear message from Theresa May's speech this morning is that we are out.
Read Laura's blog hereRead Laura's blog here
Speaking on BBC Newsnight, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Mrs May's "implied threat" to turn the UK into a "low corporation tax haven" was an "odd way of approaching a constructive relationship with a whole continent". Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer told BBC Breakfast there was "no mandate" for Mrs May's "bargain basement tax haven threat", which he said would make people poorer and be "totally inconsistent" with the protection of "workers' rights and a fairer Britain".
But he added: "What she did say, though, which was important, is that she intends to have as one of her objectives tariff-free access to the single market... that is really important for business."
Czech Republic's Secretary of State for EU Affairs, Tomas Prouza, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it was important that a Brexit deal "makes sense for both sides".
He also said it was important for Mrs May to clarify what will happen after the UK leaves the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.
Mr Prouza added: "We need to know what happens if there is a British company that has a problem on the continent or a European company having a problem in the UK."
Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's chief negotiator, tweeted: "Threatening to turn the UK into a deregulated tax haven will not only hurt British people - it is a counter-productive negotiating tactic."Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's chief negotiator, tweeted: "Threatening to turn the UK into a deregulated tax haven will not only hurt British people - it is a counter-productive negotiating tactic."
After Mrs May's speech, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said: "Ripping us out of the single market was not something proposed to the British people. This is a theft of democracy."After Mrs May's speech, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said: "Ripping us out of the single market was not something proposed to the British people. This is a theft of democracy."
UKIP leader Paul Nuttall said he feared a "slow-motion Brexit", adding: "We want this done quickly."UKIP leader Paul Nuttall said he feared a "slow-motion Brexit", adding: "We want this done quickly."
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon claimed leaving the single market would be "economically catastrophic".Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon claimed leaving the single market would be "economically catastrophic".
She hinted at a second independence referendum, saying Scotland - which voted against Brexit - should have "the ability to choose between that and a different future".She hinted at a second independence referendum, saying Scotland - which voted against Brexit - should have "the ability to choose between that and a different future".