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| Macron-May talks - as it happened: ‘If you want access to single market, be my guest’ | |
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| Emmanuel Macron has finished a joint a news conference with Theresa May telling his counterpart if Britain wants access to the single market then “be my guest”. | Emmanuel Macron has finished a joint a news conference with Theresa May telling his counterpart if Britain wants access to the single market then “be my guest”. |
| Asked why he wanted to exclude financial services from a future UK-EU free trade agreement, Mr Macron said: “I am here neither to punish nor to reward. | Asked why he wanted to exclude financial services from a future UK-EU free trade agreement, Mr Macron said: “I am here neither to punish nor to reward. |
| “I want to make sure that the single market is preserved because that is very much the heart of the EU. | “I want to make sure that the single market is preserved because that is very much the heart of the EU. |
| “The choice is on the British side, not on my side. But there can be no differentiated access for the financial services. | “The choice is on the British side, not on my side. But there can be no differentiated access for the financial services. |
| “If you want access to the single market - including the financial services - be my guest. But it means that you need to contribute to the budget and acknowledge European jurisdiction. | “If you want access to the single market - including the financial services - be my guest. But it means that you need to contribute to the budget and acknowledge European jurisdiction. |
| “Such are the rules, and we know the system already in place for Norway.” | “Such are the rules, and we know the system already in place for Norway.” |
| The French President and a number of his ministers were attending the UK-France Summit at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst. | The French President and a number of his ministers were attending the UK-France Summit at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst. |
| The two leaders also confirmed the Bayeux Tapestry would come to Britain on loan after 950 years in France. | The two leaders also confirmed the Bayeux Tapestry would come to Britain on loan after 950 years in France. |