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Brexit: UK cabinet minister denies Sunak’s government is considering Swiss-style links with EU

Any such shift would likely inflame backbench Tory Brexiteers after years of negotiations

The Sunday Times reported the move could take place over the next decade as the government eyes up a closer relationship with the EU that avoids the current barriers to trade. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
The Sunday Times reported the move could take place over the next decade as the government eyes up a closer relationship with the EU that avoids the current barriers to trade. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
Dominic McGrath and Luke O'Reilly, PA
Sun Nov 20 2022 - 15:31 • 3 MIN READ

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